碍手碍脚 ài shǒu ài jiǎo Get in the way

Explanation

碍手碍脚，指行动或言语等对别人有妨碍，使人做事不方便。

Getting in the way, referring to actions or words that hinder others and make it inconvenient for them to do things.

Origin Story

从前，有一个小木匠，他非常勤劳，每天都努力工作。有一天，他接了一个很大的订单，需要制作许多精美的木器。他邀请了他的两个学徒来帮忙，可是这两个学徒手艺不精，总是碍手碍脚，一会儿不小心碰到他的工具，一会儿又把他的木材弄乱。小木匠一开始还能忍耐，但后来实在忍无可忍了，他停下手里的活，对两个学徒说：“你们这样碍手碍脚，不仅帮不上忙，反而影响我的工作进度！你们还是先回去吧，等你们学艺精进了再来帮忙吧！”两个学徒听了小木匠的话，非常羞愧，于是认真学习木匠手艺，几个月后，他们再次来到小木匠身边帮忙，这时，他们已经熟练掌握了木匠技术，不仅没有碍手碍脚，反而能有效地帮助小木匠完成订单。从此，他们明白了只有不断学习，提升自己的能力才能真正帮助别人，而不是碍手碍脚地拖后腿。

cóngqián, yǒu yīgè xiǎo mùjiàng, tā fēicháng qínláo, měitiān dōu nǔlì gōngzuò. yǒuyītiān, tā jiē le yīgè hěn dà de dìngdān, xūyào zhìzuò xǔduō jīngměi de mùqì. tā yāoqǐng le tā de liǎng gè xuétú lái bāngmáng, kěshì zhè liǎng gè xuétú shǒuyì bù jīng, zǒngshì ài shǒu ài jiǎo, yīhuǐ'er bù xiǎoxīn pèng dào tā de gōngjù, yīhuǐ'er yòu bǎ tā de mùcái nòng luàn. xiǎo mùjiàng yīkāishǐ hái néng rěnnài, dàn hòulái shízài rěn wúkě rěn le, tā tíng xià shǒulǐ de huó, duì liǎng gè xuétú shuō: “nǐmen zhèyàng ài shǒu ài jiǎo, bùjǐn bāng bù shàng máng, fǎn'ér yǐngxiǎng wǒ de gōngzuò jìndù! nǐmen hái shì xiān huí qù ba, děng nǐmen xuéyì jīng jìn le zàilái bāngmáng ba!” liǎng gè xuétú tīng le xiǎo mùjiàng de huà, fēicháng xiūkuì, yúshì rènzhēn xuéxí mùjiàng shǒuyì, jǐ gè yuè hòu, tāmen zàicì lái dào xiǎo mùjiàng shēnbiān bāngmáng, zhè shí, tāmen yǐjīng shúliàn zhǎngwò le mùjiàng jìshù, bùjǐn méiyǒu ài shǒu ài jiǎo, fǎn'ér néng yǒuxiào de bāngzhù xiǎo mùjiàng wánchéng dìngdān. cóngcǐ, tāmen liǎojiě le zhǐyǒu bùduàn xuéxí, tíshēng zìjǐ de nénglì cáinéng zhēnzhèng bāngzhù biérén, ér bùshì ài shǒu ài jiǎo de tuō hòutuǐ.

Once upon a time, there was a diligent carpenter who worked hard every day. One day, he received a large order to make many exquisite wood products. He invited his two apprentices to help, but these two apprentices were not skilled and always got in the way, sometimes accidentally touching his tools, sometimes messing up his lumber. At first, the carpenter could tolerate it, but later he couldn't bear it any longer. He stopped his work and said to the two apprentices: "You are getting in the way, not only are you not helping, but you are also affecting my work progress! You should go home first and come back to help after you improve your skills!" The two apprentices were very ashamed when they heard the carpenter's words, so they studied hard. A few months later, they came to help the carpenter again. This time, they had already mastered carpentry skills, not only did they not get in the way, but they also effectively helped the carpenter complete the order. From then on, they understood that only by constantly learning and improving their abilities could they truly help others instead of hindering them.

Usage

用来形容一个人在做事时，总是给别人添麻烦，影响别人正常工作或生活。

yòng lái xiáomíng yīgè rén zài zuòshì shí, zǒngshì gěi biérén tiān máfan, yǐngxiǎng biérén zhèngcháng gōngzuò huò shēnghuó

Used to describe someone who always causes trouble for others and affects their normal work or life.

Examples

• 他总是碍手碍脚，帮倒忙。

  tā zǒngshì ài shǒu ài jiǎo, bāng dàománg

  He's always getting in the way.

• 别碍手碍脚的，让我好好工作。

  bié ài shǒu ài jiǎo de, ràng wǒ hǎohāo gōngzuò

  Don't get in my way; let me do my job.

• 他们在厨房里碍手碍脚，帮不上忙

  tāmen zài chúfáng lǐ ài shǒu ài jiǎo, bāng bù shàng máng

  They just got in the way in the kitchen and couldn't help at all

Related Idioms

• 妨碍

• 阻碍

• 干扰

Opposite Idioms

• 顺利

• 方便