掣肘 (zai3 zau2) — hinder sb. from doing sth.; restrict; impede in Cantonese

zai˗₃zauˊ²
Mandarin Pinyin: che4 zhou3

Meaning of 掣肘

nounhinder sb. from doing sth.; restrict; impede

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