绊脚石

Traditional (Taiwan): 絆腳石

bànjiǎoshí ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ

    • stumbling block
    • obstacle
    • someone who gets in your way

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Classifiers (measure words)

stumbling block; obstacle

someone who gets in your way

Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally
a stumbling stone
Meaning
An obstacle that holds back a person or a cause. Equivalent to 'stumbling block'.

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