踩雷

Chinese

		to step on	landmine
trad. (踩雷)		踩	雷
simp. #(踩雷)		踩	雷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǎiléi

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cǎiléi
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǎiléi
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻai³-lei²
    • Yale: tsǎi-léi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaelei
    • Palladius: цайлэй (cajlɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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Verb

踩⫽雷 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literally) to step on a landmine
2. (figurative) to unintentionally choose a bad option from other potentially better options
3. (figurative) to do something illegal or high-risk