舉腳
Chinese
editto lift; to hold up; to cite to lift; to hold up; to cite; to enumerate; to act; to raise; to choose; to elect |
role; foot; base | ||
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trad. (舉腳) | 舉 | 腳 | |
simp. (举脚) | 举 | 脚 | |
Literally: “to raise one's foot”. |
Etymology
editExaggeration of 舉手/举手 (“to raise one's hand”).
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: geoi2 goek3
- Yale: géui geuk
- Cantonese Pinyin: goey2 goek8
- Guangdong Romanization: gêu2 gêg3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɵy̯³⁵ kœːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit舉腳