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躡手躡腳 (nip6 sau2 nip6 goek3) — to walk stealthily; to tread lightly; to walk gingerly; to tiptoe | Syn.: 捏手捏腳 in Cantonese

nipˍ₆躡sauˊ²手nipˍ₆躡goek˗₃腳
简 蹑手蹑脚
Mandarin Pinyin: nie4 shou3 nie4 jiao3

Meaning of 躡手躡腳

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

Characters in 躡手躡腳

躡nip6
follow; track; pursue
手sau2
handy, portable; handwritten
腳goek3
footnote; rhyme

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