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腳不點地

简脚不点地 · 繁腳不點地

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo bù diǎn dì

see 腳不沾地 jiǎo bù zhān dì

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腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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3–4–3–4 · jiao3 bu4 dian3 di4

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