摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步

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Chinese

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feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
 
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 
stone; rock
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker)
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 
river
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
one step; a single step
regard as; to figure; to calculate
regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
 
one step; a single step
trad. (摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步) 石頭 —— 一步 一步
simp. (摸着石头过河——走一步算一步) 石头 —— 一步 一步
Literally: “To feel the rocks (on the riverbed) as one crosses the river ― taking one step at a time.”

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: mō zhe shítou guò hé, zǒu yībù suàn yībù [Phonetic: mō zhe shítou guò hé, zǒu bù suàn bù]
      • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ , ㄗㄡˇ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: mo jhe̊ shíhto̊u guò hé, zǒu yibù suàn yibù
      • Wade–Giles: mo1 chê5 shih2-tʻou5 kuo4 ho2, tsou3 i1-pu4 suan4 i1-pu4
      • Yale: mwō je shŕ-tou gwò hé-, dzǒu yī-bù swàn yī-bù
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho .je shyr.tou guoh her, tzoou ii suann ii
      • Palladius: мо чжэ шитоу го хэ, цзоу ибу суань ибу (mo čžɛ šitou go xɛ, czou ibu suanʹ ibu)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə² ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/

Idiom

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摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步

  1. (xiehouyu) to figure things out as one goes; to take things one step at a time

Further reading

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