







翘足企首 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”. Literally, “on tiptoe, craning one's neck”.

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Open the tool →翘足企首 (qiáo zú qǐ shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”.
翘足企首 is pronounced qiáo zú qǐ shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 翘足企首 means “on tiptoe, craning one's neck”. It is used to mean “to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck, eagerly looking forward to something; to anticipate eagerly”.
翘足:抬起脚。抬起脚仰着头。形容殷切盼望