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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nièshǒunièjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nièshǒunièjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: nieh⁴-shou³-nieh⁴-chiao³
    • Yale: nyè-shǒu-nyè-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehshoouniehjeau
    • Palladius: нешоунецзяо (nešouneczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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 kœːk̚³/

Idiom

躡手躡腳

1. to walk on tiptoe; to creep; to walk gingerly
2. to do things stealthily