履冰

Chinese

		shoe; to tread on	ice
trad. (履冰)		履	冰
simp. ^#(履冰)		履	冰
Literally: “to tread on ice”.

Etymology

Short for 如履薄冰 (rúlǚbóbīng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǚbīng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ bing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǚbīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyǔbing
  - Wade–Giles: lü³-ping¹
  - Yale: lyǔ-bīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leubing
  - Palladius: люйбин (ljujbin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ bing¹
  - Yale: léih bīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ bing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ bing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

履冰

(literary, figurative) to be extremely cautious in a dangerous situation

Derived terms

履冰狐
戴霜履冰
臨危履冰／临危履冰
臨深履冰／临深履冰

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