蹑手蹑足 — “To tread lightly with hands and feet”
蹑手蹑足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk with light, stealthy steps, often on tiptoe, so as not to be heard or noticed; to move surreptitiously or furtively”. Literally, “to tread lightly with hands and feet”.
蹑手蹑足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 蹑
- niè蹑juē屩dān担dēng簦traveling long distances on foot with hardship
- niè蹑juē屩yán檐dēng簦Trekking with simple provisions
- niè蹑yǐng影qián潜zōng踪move stealthily and secretly
- niè蹑yǐng影cáng藏xíng形move stealthily and hide
- niè蹑yǐng影zhuī追fēng风moving with extreme swiftness
- niè蹑jǐng景zhuī追fēi飞move with extraordinary speed
- niè蹑jiǎo脚niè蹑shǒu手walk stealthily and quietly
- niè蹑zú足qí其jiān间to get involved in something
- niè蹑zú足bǐng屏xī息tread lightly and hold breath
- niè蹑zú足qián潜zōng踪tread lightly and hide one's traces
- niè蹑zú足fù附ěr耳tread foot and whisper into ear
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What does 蹑手蹑足 mean?
蹑手蹑足 (niè shǒu niè zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to walk with light, stealthy steps, often on tiptoe, so as not to be heard or noticed; to move surreptitiously or furtively”.
How do you pronounce 蹑手蹑足?
蹑手蹑足 is pronounced niè shǒu niè zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蹑手蹑足 literally mean?
Literally, 蹑手蹑足 means “to tread lightly with hands and feet”. It is used to mean “to walk with light, stealthy steps, often on tiptoe, so as not to be heard or noticed; to move surreptitiously or furtively”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蹑手蹑足?
形容放轻脚步走的样子。也形容偷偷摸摸、鬼鬼祟祟的样子。同“蹑手蹑脚”。