拆牆腳

Chinese

		to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open	foot of a wall; foundation; backbone
trad. (拆牆腳)		拆	牆腳
simp. (拆墙脚)		拆	墙脚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāi qiángjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāi qiángjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chai ciángjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai¹ chʻiang²-chiao³
    • Yale: chāi chyáng-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chai chyangjeau
    • Palladius: чай цянцзяо (čaj cjanczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

拆牆腳

1. (figurative) to cut the ground from under someone's feet; to pull the rug out from under someone's feet