Chinese word 掣肘 meaning explanation pronunciation

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Word

Pinyin chè zhǒu

Phonetic Notation ㄔㄜˋ ㄓㄡˇ

English(lit.) to hold sb by the elbow, (fig.) to hold back, to impede, to handicap

Frenchgêner, entraver

◎ 掣肘 chèzhǒu

[impede;handicap;hold sb.by the elbow;make things difficult for sb.] 拉住胳膊,比喻阻挠别人做事

廉平掣肘,实为异事。——《梁武帝敕》

掣肘是一个汉语词汇，拼音是chè zhǒu。原意指拉着胳膊，比喻有人从旁牵制，工作受干扰。例如：暗中掣肘；由于受到掣肘，工作难以开展。