搓手頓腳

Chinese

		to rub one's hands together; to wring one's hands	to lift up one's foot and to stamp the earth forcefully
trad. (搓手頓腳)		搓手	頓腳
simp. (搓手顿脚)		搓手	顿脚
Literally: “to wring one's hands and stamp one's feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cuōshǒudùnjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ sau² deon⁶ goek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cuōshǒudùnjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cuoshǒudùnjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻo¹-shou³-tun⁴-chiao³
  - Yale: tswō-shǒu-dwùn-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuoshoouduennjeau
  - Palladius: цошоудуньцзяо (cošoudunʹczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ sau² deon⁶ goek³
  - Yale: chō sáu deuhn geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ sau² doen⁶ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ seo² dên⁶ gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɵn²² kœːk̚³/

Idiom

搓手頓腳

to get anxious and impatient

Synonyms

搓手跺腳／搓手跺脚
搓手頓足／搓手顿足

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