"手足無措" meaning in Chinese

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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, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):\n:\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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      "glosses": [
        "to be at a loss for what to do"
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          "at a loss",
          "at a loss"
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          "what",
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      "zh-pron": "shǒuzúwúcuò"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "sau² zuk¹ mou⁴ cou³"
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      "zh-pron": "shooutzwuwutsuoh"
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      "zh-pron": "шоуцзууцо"
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      "zh-pron": "šouczuuco"
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "sáu jūk mòuh chou"
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      "zh-pron": "sau² dzuk⁷ mou⁴ tsou³"
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      "zh-pron": "seo² zug¹ mou⁴ cou³"
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      "ipa": "/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯³³/",
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯³³/"
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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, Book 13 (《論語·子路》):\n:\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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      "zh-pron": "shǒuzúwúcuò"
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      "zh-pron": "sáu jūk mòuh chou"
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      "zh-pron": "sau² dzuk⁷ mou⁴ tsou³"
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      "zh-pron": "seo² zug¹ mou⁴ cou³"
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      "ipa": "/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ mou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯³³/",
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      "ipa": "/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/"
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