躡跤尖

Chinese

		chase; step; tread	tiptoe
trad. (躡跤尖)		躡	跤尖
simp. (蹑跤尖)		蹑	跤尖
alternative forms		躡骹尖／蹑骹尖 躡腳尖／蹑脚尖

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nih-kha-chiam / nì-kha-chiam / neeh-kha-chiam

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nih-kha-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: nih-kha-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nihqaciafm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nì-kha-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: nì-kha-tsiam
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nie'qaciafm
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ t͡siam³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: neeh-kha-chiam
    • Tâi-lô: neeh-kha-tsiam
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

Verb

躡跤尖

1. (Hokkien) to be on tiptoe; to stand on one's tiptoes

Synonyms

• 踮腳／踮脚 (diǎnjiǎo)
• (Cantonese) 趷高
• (Hokkien) 躡跤尾／蹑跤尾