措手不及

Chinese

		to deal with something; to handle something; to take care of something	to not do something in time; to be too late; to not satisfy to not do something in time; to be too late; to not satisfy; to be insufficient
simp. and trad. (措手不及)		措手	不及

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuòshǒubùjí

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cou³ sau² bat¹ kap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cuòshǒubùjí
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuohshooubujyi
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cou³ sau² bat¹ kap⁶
  - Yale: chou sáu bāt kahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsou³ sau² bat⁷ kap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cou³ seo² bed¹ keb⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚²/

Idiom

措手不及

to be caught unawares

Synonyms

猝不及防 (cùbùjífáng)

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