手忙脚乱 in English shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to act with confusion
  • to be in a flurry
  • to be flustered

Simplified Characters

手 忙 脚 乱

Traditional Characters

手 忙 腳 亂

Pinyin

shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

手shou3hand 忙mang2busy 脚jiao3foot 乱luan4in confusion or disorder