腳踏實地

Chinese

		role; foot; base	step on	on the spot; on site; down-to-earth
trad. (腳踏實地)		腳	踏	實地
simp. (脚踏实地)		脚	踏	实地
alternative forms		跤踏實地／跤踏实地 Min Nan

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎotàshídì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): goek³ daap⁶ sat⁶ dei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kha-ta̍h-si̍t-tē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎotàshídì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎotàshíhdì
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-tʻa⁴-shih²-ti⁴
    • Yale: jyǎu-tà-shŕ-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeautahshyrdih
    • Palladius: цзяоташиди (czjaotašidi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: goek³ daap⁶ sat⁶ dei⁶
    • Yale: geuk daahp saht deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goek⁸ daap⁹ sat⁹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêg³ dab⁶ sed⁶ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːk̚³ taːp̚² sɐt̚² tei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha-ta̍h-si̍t-tē
    • Tâi-lô: kha-ta̍h-si̍t-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qa'daqsidde
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰa⁴⁴ ta(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴⁻³² te³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰa⁴⁴ ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sit̚⁴⁻³² te³³/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 腳踏實地

1. to have one's feet on the ground; to be realistic and steady