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躡手躡腳
  nip6 sau2 nip6 goek3   jyutping
  nie4 shou3 nie4 jiao3   pinyin
to walk stealthily; to tread lightly; to walk gingerly; to tiptoe | Syn.:


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
躡手躡腳

This word was added by tym on 24th Sep 2005 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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 nip6 lip6  nie4  -  to tread; to step over; to follow, pursue
 sau2  shou3  -  hand
 nip6 lip6  nie4  -  to tread; to step over; to follow, pursue
 goek3  jue2 jiao3  -  foot; feet
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