huāng
shǒu
huāng
jiǎo

idiom
common

Meaning of 慌手慌脚

慌手慌脚 means flustered and clumsy; all thumbs; in a panicked rush. Pronounced huāng shǒu huāng jiǎo.

  • flustered and clumsy; all thumbs; in a panicked rush

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
huǒ
jǐng
líng
xiǎng
 
huāng
shǒu
huāng
jiǎo
de
pǎo
chū
le
lóu
 

Hearing the fire alarm, he rushed out of the building in a flustered panic.

shàng
jiù
yào
kǎo
shì
le
 
hái
shén
me
dōu
méi
 
de
huāng
shǒu
huāng
jiǎo
de
 

The exam is about to start, and he hasn't reviewed anything yet, making him so flustered and clumsy.

jīn
tiān
chí
dào
le
 
zài
bàn
gōng
shì
huāng
shǒu
huāng
jiǎo
de
zhǎo
wén
jiàn
 

She was late today and was rummaging around the office for documents in a clumsy rush.

Bié
huāng
shǒu
huāng
jiǎo
de
 
màn
man
lái
 
shì
qing
jiàn
jiàn
zuò
hǎo
 

Don't be so flustered and clumsy. Take it slow and do things one at a time.