笨手笨脚

笨手笨腳
bènshǒubènjiǎo
  1. clumsy
  2. all thumbs

CEDICT

  1. (colloquial) clumsy; all thumbs
  2. clumsy; all thumbs

Wiktionary

形容动作迟钝、不灵敏。

重編國語辭典

动作迟钝，不灵敏

維基詞典

Examples

他笨手笨脚的。

He is awkward in his movements.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 笨 bèn
  1. stupid
  2. foolish
  3. silly
  4. slow-witted
  5. clumsy
2 手 shǒu
  1. hand
  2. (formal) to hold
  3. person engaged in certain types of work
  4. person skilled in certain types of work
  5. personal(ly)
  6. convenient
  7. classifier for skill

classifiers: 雙, 隻
3 笨 bèn
  1. stupid
  2. foolish
  3. silly
  4. slow-witted
  5. clumsy
4 脚 jiǎo
  1. foot
  2. leg (of an animal or an object)
  3. base (of an object)
  4. classifier for kicks

classifiers: 雙, 隻

Related entries

拙笨 zhuōbèn
  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. lacking skill
笨拙 bènzhuō
  1. clumsy
  2. awkward
  3. stupid
蹇拙 jiǎnzhuō
  1. clumsy (writing)
  2. awkward
  3. obscure
愚笨 yúbèn
  1. stupid
  2. clumsy
愚笨的頭腦使腿受苦。

A foolish head makes for weary feet.

When you don't have brains, your feet get no rest.

Source: Tatoeba

拙 zhuō
  1. awkward
  2. clumsy
  3. dull
  4. inelegant
  5. (polite) my
  6. Taiwan pr. zhuó
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