躡跤尾

Chinese

		chase; step; tread	tiptoe
trad. (躡跤尾)		躡	跤尾
simp. (蹑跤尾)		蹑	跤尾
alternative forms		躡骹尾／蹑骹尾 躡腳尾／蹑脚尾

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): nih-kha-bé / nì-kha-bér / neeh-kha-bóe / neh-kha-bóe

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nih-kha-bé
    • Tâi-lô: nih-kha-bé
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nihqa'bea
    • IPA (Taipei): /nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nì-kha-bér
    • Tâi-lô: nì-kha-bér
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ bə⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: neeh-kha-bóe
    • Tâi-lô: neeh-kha-bué
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: neh-kha-bóe
    • Tâi-lô: neh-kha-bué
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nehqa'boea
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

Verb

躡跤尾

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

Synonyms

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