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Home / Idiom / 插翅难飞

lit. even given wings, you couldn't fly (idiom); fig. impossible to escape

插翅难飞
chā chì nán fēi
ch+ā·1st tonech+ì·4th tonen+án·2nd tonef+ēi·1st tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis束手无策shù shǒu wú cè
Antonyms
easy · with no difficulty轻而易举qīng ér yì jǔeasy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy · no effort at all易如反掌yì rú fǎn zhǎng