躡跤尖

Chinese

		chase; step; tread	tiptoe
trad. (躡跤尖)		躡	跤尖
simp. (蹑跤尖)		蹑	跤尖
alternative forms		躡骹尖／蹑骹尖躡腳尖／蹑脚尖

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nih-kha-chiam / nì-kha-chiam / neeh-kha-chiam

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nih-kha-chiam
  - Tâi-lô: nih-kha-tsiam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nihqaciafm
  - IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nì-kha-chiam
  - Tâi-lô: nì-kha-tsiam
  - Phofsit Daibuun: nie'qaciafm
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ t͡ɕiam³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: neeh-kha-chiam
  - Tâi-lô: neeh-kha-tsiam
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiam⁴⁴/

Verb

躡跤尖

(Hokkien) to be on tiptoe; to stand on one's tiptoes

Synonyms

踮腳／踮脚 (diǎnjiǎo)
(Cantonese) 趷高
(Hokkien) 躡跤尾／蹑跤尾

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