掣zai3肘zaau2

English

1. to hold sb back by the elbow; to impede; to hinder
2. impediments; the difficulty caused by being held back from doing somethingunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 一啲令人唔可以盡情做事嘅原因、難處；一啲令事情唔可以順利完成嘅原因、難處unreviewed?

Examples

• unreviewed?

  而家喺香港做官好多掣肘，又要應付上頭嘅政治任務，又要顧及形象，真係唔易做。

  [ChatGPT]It's really difficult to be a government official in Hong Kong these days. You have to deal with political tasks from your superiors, while also maintaining your image.