踩嚫條尾
Chinese
| step upon; tread on; stamp | measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article |
tail | |||
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| trad. (踩嚫條尾) | 踩 | 嚫 | 條 | 尾 | |
| simp. (踩𰈍条尾) | 踩 | 𰈍 | 条 | 尾 | |
| alternative forms | 踩親條尾/踩亲条尾 | ||||
| Literally: “to tread on someone's tail”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: caai2 can1 tiu4 mei5
- Yale: cháai chān tìuh méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaai2 tsan1 tiu4 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: cai2 cen1 tiu4 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ tʰiːu̯²¹ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
踩嚫⫽條尾 (verb-object)
- (Cantonese) to tread on someone's toes; to offend someone