臨門一腳
Chinese
to be next to one's door; to come to the house; to arrive home | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
role; foot; base | ||
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trad. (臨門一腳) | 臨門 | 一 | 腳 | |
simp. (临门一脚) | 临门 | 一 | 脚 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: línményījiǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: línményijiǎo
- Wade–Giles: lin2-mên2-i1-chiao3
- Yale: lín-mén-yī-jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linmenijeau
- Palladius: линьмэньицзяо (linʹmɛnʹiczjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ mən³⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
臨門一腳
- one last push