掣肘 chèzhǒu

chèzhǒu noun to hold somebody by the elbow; to hold back; to impede; to handicap
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '掣肘'; Guoyu '掣肘'; Mathews 1931 '掣肘', p. 35)

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