蹑手蹑脚

Traditional: 躡手躡腳

niè shǒu niè jiǎo

Dictionary entry

to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

What does 蹑手蹑脚 mean?

蹑手蹑脚 (niè shǒu niè jiǎo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

Character breakdown

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蹑nièto walk on tiptoe · to walk quietly 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 脚jiǎofoot · leg (of an animal or an object)

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蹑手蹑脚

niè shǒu niè jiǎo

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