肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: jiān bùnéng tiāodàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], shǒu bùnéng tílán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠㄉㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jiān bùnéng tiāodàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], shǒu bùnéng tílán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄐㄧㄢㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠㄉㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jian bùnéng tiaodàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], shǒu bùnéng tílán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chien¹ pu⁴-nêng² tʻiao¹-tan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], shou³ pu⁴-nêng² tʻi²-lan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jyān bù-néng tyāu-dàn- [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shǒu bù-néng tí-lán [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jian buneng tiaudann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], shoou buneng tyilan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзянь бунэн тяодань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], шоу бунэн тилань [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czjanʹ bunɛn tjaodanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], šou bunɛn tilanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 肩不能挑担，手不能提篮 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃

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    {
      "form": "肩不能挑担，手不能提篮",
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "unable to carry a load on one's shoulders or a basket in one's hands",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "to lack physical strength and be incapable of manual labor"
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        {
          "roman": "jiān bùnéng tiāo",
          "word": "肩不能挑，手不能提"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jiān bùnéng tiāo, shǒu bùnéng tí",
          "word": "肩不能挑，手不能提"
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jiān bùnéng tiāodàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "jiān bùnéng tiāodàn"
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    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jian bùnéng tiaodàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien¹ pu⁴-nêng² tʻiao¹-tan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shou³ pu⁴-nêng² tʻi²-lan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyān bù-néng tyāu-dàn-"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bù-néng tí-lán"
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jian buneng tiaudann"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "shoou buneng tyilan"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзянь бунэн тяодань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шоу бунэн тилань"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹ bunɛn tjaodanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šou bunɛn tilanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃"
}

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        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 手",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 挑",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 提",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 擔",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 籃",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 肩",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 能",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "to lack physical strength and be incapable of manual labor"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to lack physical strength and be incapable of manual labor"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiān bùnéng tiāodàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiān bùnéng tiāodàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄉㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄊㄧˊ ㄌㄢˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jian bùnéng tiaodàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bùnéng tílán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien¹ pu⁴-nêng² tʻiao¹-tan⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shou³ pu⁴-nêng² tʻi²-lan²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyān bù-néng tyāu-dàn-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shǒu bù-néng tí-lán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jian buneng tiaudann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shoou buneng tyilan"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзянь бунэн тяодань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шоу бунэн тилань"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹ bunɛn tjaodanʹ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šou bunɛn tilanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ tʰi³⁵ län³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "jiān bùnéng tiāo",
      "word": "肩不能挑，手不能提"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jiān bùnéng tiāo, shǒu bùnéng tí",
      "word": "肩不能挑，手不能提"
    }
  ],
  "word": "肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃"
}

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"肩不能挑擔，手不能提籃" meaning in Chinese

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