WordTaiwan frequency #26,503
捉襟見肘
ㄓㄨㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄡˇ
“clothes so worn that pulling the collar exposes the elbows; in straitened circumstances; stretched too thin, unable to cope with everything at once”
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捉
ㄓㄨㄛ
To grab or clutch something firmly; to capture or arrest someone; to tease or play a trick on someone.
襟
ㄐㄧㄣ
The front part of a shirt or jacket where buttons are; lapel or collar; fig. bosom or heart, referring to emotions or ambitions.
見
ㄐㄧㄢˋ
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview; to encounter; opinion; view; surname
肘
ㄓㄡˇ
The elbow joint; the part of the arm between the shoulder and the wrist; to nudge with the elbow.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 看見ㄎㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto see; to catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
- 意見ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋidea; opinion; suggestion; objection; complaint
- 見到ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋto see; to catch sight of; to meet (someone) in person.
- 見面ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋto meet face to face; to see each other; to get together.
- 常見ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋcommonly seen; frequently encountered; ordinary; usual.
- 聽見ㄊㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋto hear; to perceive sound with the ears; to catch or make out what is being said.
- 見證ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄥˋto witness; to be present as a witness; evidence; proof; testimony; a person or item that serves as proof
- 參見ㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋto refer to; see also; to consult a source; to pay respect to; to visit formally
- 罕見ㄏㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋrare; seldom encountered; unusual to see.
- 政見ㄓㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋpolitical views; opinions on politics; political stance
- 不見得ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜnot necessarily; not likely; it's not certain that.
- 遇見ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋto meet; to encounter; to come across someone or something unexpectedly.