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躡著腳

简蹑着脚 · 繁躡著腳

Mandarin · pinyin niè zhe jiǎo

to tiptoe

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著: zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
腳: jiǎo · foot; base, leg, foundation
蹑: niè · tread, step on; follow, track
着: zhe · make move, take action
脚: jiǎo · leg, foot; base, leg, foundation

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4–5–3 · nie4 zhe5 jiao3

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