插腳

Chinese

		insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	role; foot; base
trad. (插腳)		插	腳
simp. (插脚)		插	脚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chājiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caap³ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chājiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chajiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻa¹-chiao³
    • Yale: chā-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chajeau
    • Palladius: чацзяо (čaczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caap³ goek³
    • Yale: chaap geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaap⁸ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cab³ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːp̚³ kœːk̚³/

Verb

插⫽腳 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (literal) to place one's foot (usually used in the negative)
2. (figurative) to take part (chiefly in something one should not participate in); to join in

Synonyms

• (to place one's foot): (Hokkien) 插跤
• (to take part):

• 加入 (jiārù)
• 參入／参入 (cānrù)
• 參加／参加 (cānjiā)
• 參插／参插 (Min Nan)
• 參與／参与
• 廁身／厕身 (cèshēn) (humble)
• 插足 (chāzú) (figurative, usually derogatory)
• 插身 (chāshēn) (figurative)
• 攏場／拢场 (long³chan²) (Xiang)
• 攏邊／拢边 (long³ bienn¹) (Xiang)
• 置身 (zhìshēn)
• 處身／处身 (chǔshēn) (formal)

 

Noun

插腳

1. (electricity) pin; base pin; prong