拆牆腳
Chinese
to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
foot of a wall; wall base | ||
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trad. (拆牆腳) | 拆 | 牆腳 | |
simp. (拆墙脚) | 拆 | 墙脚 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chāi qiángjiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄞ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chai ciángjiǎo
- Wade–Giles: chʻai1 chʻiang2-chiao3
- Yale: chāi chyáng-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chai chyangjeau
- Palladius: чай цянцзяо (čaj cjanczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Verb
拆牆腳
- (figurative) to cut the ground from under someone's feet; to pull the rug out from under someone's feet