踏蹺

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Chinese

		step on	raise one's foot
trad. (踏蹺)		踏	蹺
simp. (踏跷)		踏	跷

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ta̍h-khiau

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ta̍h-khiau
  - Tâi-lô: ta̍h-khiau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: daqqiaw
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ta(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/

Verb

踏蹺

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to walk on stilts (especially as a form of folk entertainment)

Synonyms

踩高蹺／踩高跷 (cǎi gāoqiāo)

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