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躡手躡腳

nip6 sau2 nip6 goek3

nie4 shou3 nie4 jiao3

to walk stealthily; to tread lightly; to walk gingerly; to tiptoe | Syn.: 捏手捏腳

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

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