局天蹐地 — “Bowing to the sky and treading gingerly on the ground”
局天蹐地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Feeling extremely apprehensive and uneasy, as if there's no safe place to stand or move freely; utterly helpless and distressed”. Literally, “Bowing to the sky and treading gingerly on the ground”.
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- jú局dì地kòu扣tiān天lament with profound sorrow
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- jú局wài外zhī之rén人an uninvolved outsider
- jú局tiān天cù促dì地in a desperate situation
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What does 局天蹐地 mean?
局天蹐地 (jú tiān jí dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Feeling extremely apprehensive and uneasy, as if there's no safe place to stand or move freely; utterly helpless and distressed”.
How do you pronounce 局天蹐地?
局天蹐地 is pronounced jú tiān jí dì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 局天蹐地 literally mean?
Literally, 局天蹐地 means “Bowing to the sky and treading gingerly on the ground”. It is used to mean “Feeling extremely apprehensive and uneasy, as if there's no safe place to stand or move freely; utterly helpless and distressed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 局天蹐地?
局：弯腰；蹐：前脚接后脚地小步走。形容惶恐不安的样子，也指窘迫无路的样子。