步履蹒跚

Traditional: 步履蹣跚

bù lǚ pán shān

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along

What does 步履蹒跚 mean?

步履蹒跚 (bù lǚ pán shān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along

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步Bùsurname Bu 履lǚshoe · to tread on 蹒pánused in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2 shan1] · Taiwan pr. [man2]跚shānused in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2 shan1]

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步履蹒跚

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