踩雷
Chinese
editto step on | landmine | ||
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trad. (踩雷) | 踩 | 雷 | |
simp. #(踩雷) | 踩 | 雷 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎiléi
- Wade–Giles: tsʻai3-lei2
- Yale: tsǎi-léi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaelei
- Palladius: цайлэй (cajlɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/
- Homophones:
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踩雷
- (Standard Chinese)
Verb
edit踩⫽雷 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- (literally) to step on a landmine
- (figurative) to unintentionally choose a bad option from other potentially better options
- (figurative) to do something illegal or high-risk