腳底抹油

Chinese

		sole of the foot	girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear	oil; sly
trad. (腳底抹油)		腳底	抹	油
simp. (脚底抹油)		脚底	抹	油
alternative forms		腳底抹油——溜了／脚底抹油——溜了
Literally: “to apply oil to the soles of one's feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎodǐmǒyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goek³ dai² mut³ jau⁴, goek³ dai² mut⁶ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎodǐmǒyóu [Phonetic: jiáodímǒyóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎodǐmǒyóu
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³-ti³-mo³-yu²
  - Yale: jyǎu-dǐ-mwǒ-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaudiimooyou
  - Palladius: цзяодимою (czjaodimoju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: goek³ dai² mut³ jau⁴, goek³ dai² mut⁶ jau⁴
  - Yale: geuk dái mut yàuh, geuk dái muht yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goek⁸ dai² mut⁸ jau⁴, goek⁸ dai² mut⁹ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêg³ dei² mud³ yeo⁴, gêg³ dei² mud⁶ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚³ jɐu̯²¹/, /kœːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

腳底抹油

to cut and run; to quickly remove oneself from an undesirable situation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.