"無所措手足" meaning in All languages combined

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        "1": "名 不 正，則 言 不 順；言 不 順，則 事 不 成；事 不 成，則 禮樂 不 興{xīng}；禮樂 不 興{xīng}，則 刑罰 不 中{zhòng}；刑罰 不 中{zhòng}，則 民 無.所.措.手足。",
        "2": "If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
        "collapsed": "y",
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      "expansion": "名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nMíng bù zhèng, zé yán bù shùn; yán bù shùn, zé shì bù chéng; shì bù chéng, zé lǐyuè bù xīng; lǐyuè bù xīng, zé xíngfá bù zhòng; xíngfá bù zhòng, zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒuzú. [Pinyin]\nIf names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects:\n名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nMíng bù zhèng, zé yán bù shùn; yán bù shùn, zé shì bù chéng; shì bù chéng, zé lǐyuè bù xīng; lǐyuè bù xīng, zé xíngfá bù zhòng; xíngfá bù zhòng, zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒuzú. [Pinyin]\nIf names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
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        "to be at a loss as to what to do"
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          "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
          "word": "無所措手／无所措手"
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          "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
          "word": "無所措手"
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          "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² cou³ sau² zuk¹"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "wu² so³ tsʻo⁴ shou³ tsu²"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "wú swǒ tswò shǒu dzú"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu suoo tsuoh shoou tzwu"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "у со цо шоу цзу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "u so co šou czu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh só chou sáu jūk"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² tsou³ sau² dzuk⁷"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² cou³ seo² zug¹"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
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    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/"
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  "word": "無所措手足"
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        "1": "名 不 正，則 言 不 順；言 不 順，則 事 不 成；事 不 成，則 禮樂 不 興{xīng}；禮樂 不 興{xīng}，則 刑罰 不 中{zhòng}；刑罰 不 中{zhòng}，則 民 無.所.措.手足。",
        "2": "If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
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      "expansion": "名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nMíng bù zhèng, zé yán bù shùn; yán bù shùn, zé shì bù chéng; shì bù chéng, zé lǐyuè bù xīng; lǐyuè bù xīng, zé xíngfá bù zhòng; xíngfá bù zhòng, zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒuzú. [Pinyin]\nIf names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
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  "etymology_text": "From the Analects:\n名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]名不正，则言不顺；言不顺，则事不成；事不成，则礼乐不兴；礼乐不兴，则刑罚不中；刑罚不中，则民无所措手足。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nMíng bù zhèng, zé yán bù shùn; yán bù shùn, zé shì bù chéng; shì bù chéng, zé lǐyuè bù xīng; lǐyuè bù xīng, zé xíngfá bù zhòng; xíngfá bù zhòng, zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒuzú. [Pinyin]\nIf names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.",
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        "to be at a loss as to what to do"
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² cou³ sau² zuk¹"
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
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      "zh-pron": "wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú"
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      "zh-pron": "wu² so³ tsʻo⁴ shou³ tsu²"
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      "zh-pron": "wú swǒ tswò shǒu dzú"
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      "zh-pron": "wu suoo tsuoh shoou tzwu"
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      "zh-pron": "у со цо шоу цзу"
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      "zh-pron": "u so co šou czu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh só chou sáu jūk"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² tsou³ sau² dzuk⁷"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ so² cou³ seo² zug¹"
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/"
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      "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
      "word": "無所措手／无所措手"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
      "word": "無所措手"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wúsuǒcuòshǒu",
      "word": "无所措手"
    }
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