履舄交錯

Chinese

		shoes and slippers	to interlock; to crisscross
trad. (履舄交錯)		履舄	交錯
simp. (履舄交错)		履舄	交错
Literally: “shoes and slippers mixed together”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǚxì jiāocuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ sik¹ gaau¹ co³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǚxì jiāocuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyǔsì jiaocuò
    • Wade–Giles: lü³-hsi⁴ chiao¹-tsʻo⁴
    • Yale: lyǔ-syì jyāu-tswò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leushih jiautsuoh
    • Palladius: люйси цзяоцо (ljujsi czjaoco)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ sik¹ gaau¹ co³
    • Yale: léih sīk gāau cho
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ sik⁷ gaau¹ tso³
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ xig¹ gao¹ co³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ sɪk̚⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³/

Idiom

履舄交錯

1. many guests and a lively atmosphere