Literal translation
to have numb hands
Meaning
to have fingers numb from cold or effort
Explanation
To have fingers numbed by cold or effort. The adjective gòbi is only ever used in this expression, one of those words felt so personally that they are learned only within the family, never at school. It is also used figuratively, as lei man gòbi?, to mock someone who will not lend a hand. Since the Provençal climate offers few real occasions for cold hands, the expression stays rarer than common, except during a sharp winter mistral or up in the mountains.