蹈 (dou6 tou1 | dao3) : tread; skip

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蹈

dou6 tou1

dao3

[1] tread; step; follow
[2] skip; trip; dance

Jyutping dou6 is literary reading, becoming standard; tou1 is colloquial, becoming variant.

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: (#157)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蹈

This word has been viewed 4352 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Apr 2011 01:47

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舞蹈 mou5 dou6 wu3 dao3 = dance

舞蹈家 mou5 dou6 gaa1 wu3 dao4 jia1 (Taiwan), wu3 dao3 jia1 (PRC) = dancer

赴湯蹈火 fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2 fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3 = go through fire and water

手舞足蹈 sau2 mou5 zuk1 dou6 shou3 wu3 zu2 dao3 = dance for joy; gesticulate with the hands and feet

循規蹈矩 ceon4 kwai1 dou6 geoi2 xun2 gui1 dao3 ju3 = to observe all rules & regulations; toe the line

重蹈覆轍 cung4 dou6 fuk1 cit3 chong2 dao3 fu4 zhe2 = repeat the same old disastrous road or way

舞蹈病 mou5 dou6 beng6 wu3 dao3 bing4 = chorea

赴湯蹈火，在所不辭 fu6 tong1 dou6 fo2, zoi6 so2 bat1 ci4 fu4 tang1 dao3 huo3, zai4 suo3 bu4 ci2 = won't flinch from any dangerous task

蹈常襲故 dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 dao3 (PRC) dao4 (TW) chang2 xi2 gu4 = follow the beaten track; follow established ways and patterns

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今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

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Decimal representation of this word: 蹈
Unicode code for this character: U+8e48 (off-site link)

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