躡手躡腳

See also: 蹑手蹑脚

Chinese

		chase; step; tread	hand; convenient; ‑er	chase; step; tread	role; foot; base
trad. (躡手躡腳)		躡	手	躡	腳
simp. (蹑手蹑脚)		蹑	手	蹑	脚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nièshǒunièjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nip⁶ sau² nip⁶ goek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nièshǒunièjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehshoouniehjeau
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nièshǒunièjiǎo
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /njɛ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ njɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: nip⁶ sau² nip⁶ goek³
  - Yale: nihp sáu nihp geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nip⁹ sau² nip⁹ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: nib⁶ seo² nib⁶ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːp̚² sɐu̯³⁵ niːp̚² kœ̽ːk̚³/

Idiom

躡手躡腳

to walk on tiptoe; to creep; to walk gingerly
to do things stealthily

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