棋高一招，缚手缚脚棋高一招，縛手縛腳棋高一招，縛手縛腳

one move better at chess, hands and feet tied

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Against someone slightly more skilled, you are hemmed in and cannot show your abilities; more generally, one is constrained in front of a stronger person.

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Simplified: 棋高一招，缚手缚脚
Traditional (Taiwan): 棋高一招，縛手縛腳
Pinyin: qí gāo yìzhāo, fùshǒufùjiǎo
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄠㄧˋ ㄓㄠ，ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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