跌跌撞撞
Chinese edit
to drop; to fall; to tumble | to drop; to fall; to tumble | to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into |
to hit; to strike; to meet by accident to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into | ||
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simp. and trad. (跌跌撞撞) |
跌 | 跌 | 撞 | 撞 | |
AABB-type reduplication of 跌撞. |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
跌跌撞撞
- (ideophonic) doddering; tottering; faltering
- (ideophonic, figurative) rash; reckless; staggering along in life