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腳不沾地

简脚不沾地 · 繁腳不沾地

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo bù zhān dì

feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind

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腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
沾: zhān · moisten, wet, soak; touch
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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3–4–1–4 · jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

goek3 bat1 zim1 dei6

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