垫脚石

Traditional: 墊腳石

diàn jiǎo shí

Dictionary entry

stepping stone

What does 垫脚石 mean?

垫脚石 (diàn jiǎo shí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1stepping stone

2fig. person used to advance one's career

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垫diànpad · cushion 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)石Shísurname Shi · abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], the capital of Hebei

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垫脚石

diàn jiǎo shí

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