一腳高一腳低

See also: 一脚高一脚低

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	role; foot; base	high; tall	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	role; foot; base	to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (一腳高一腳低)		一	腳	高	一	腳	低
simp. (一脚高一脚低)		一	脚	高	一	脚	低

Etymology

Literally: one foot high and one foot low

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yījiǎo gāo yījiǎo dī

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yījiǎo gāo yījiǎo dī [Phonetic: yìjiǎo gāo yìjiǎo dī]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄠ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yijiǎo gao yijiǎo di
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-chiao³ kao¹ i¹-chiao³ ti¹
    • Yale: yī-jyǎu gāu yī-jyǎu dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ijeau gau ijeau di
    • Palladius: ицзяо гао ицзяо ди (iczjao gao iczjao di)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵⁵/

Idiom

一腳高一腳低

1. describes an awkward way of walking