to move a stone and stub one's toe; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
搬砖砸脚搬磚砸腳ban1 zhuan1 za2 jiao3
to hurt oneself by one's own doing; to boomerang; to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)
绊脚絆腳ban4 jiao3
to stumble over sth
绊脚石絆腳石ban4 jiao3 shi2
stumbling block; obstacle; someone who gets in your way
抱佛脚抱佛腳bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation
笨手笨脚笨手笨腳ben4 shou3 ben4 jiao3
clumsy; all thumbs
比手画脚比手畫腳bi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3
to gesticulate; to make lively gestures (while talking); also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
比手划脚比手劃腳bi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3
to gesticulate; to make lively gestures (while talking); also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚
蹩脚蹩腳bie2 jiao3
inferior; shoddy; lousy; lame
鬓脚鬢腳bin4 jiao3
variant of 鬢角|鬓角
跛脚跛腳bo3 jiao3
to limp; lame person
踩失脚踩失腳cai3 shi1 jiao3
to lose one's footing
插脚插腳cha1 jiao3
to shove in; to edge in; fig. to poke one's nose into people's business; prong
长脚秧鸡長腳秧雞chang2 jiao3 yang1 ji1
(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)
赤脚赤腳chi4 jiao3
barefoot
赤脚律师赤腳律師chi4 jiao3 lv4 shi1
barefoot lawyer; grassroots lawyer
赤脚医生赤腳醫生chi4 jiao3 yi1 sheng1
barefoot doctor; farmer with paramedical training (PRC)
戳壁脚戳壁腳chuo1 bi4 jiao3
to criticize behind sb's back; back-biting
从头到脚從頭到腳cong2 tou2 dao4 jiao3
from head to foot
搭脚手架搭腳手架da1 jiao3 shou3 jia4
to put up scaffolding
打赤脚打赤腳da3 chi4 jiao3
to bare the feet
大脚大腳da4 jiao3
naturally-formed feet (as opposed to bound feet 小腳|小脚); long kick (soccer); Bigfoot (mythological animal)
大手大脚大手大腳da4 shou3 da4 jiao3
extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful; wasteful
单脚跳單腳跳dan1 jiao3 tiao4
to hop; to jump on one leg
淡脚树莺淡腳樹鶯dan4 jiao3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)
蹬脚蹬腳deng1 jiao3
to stamp one's foot; to kick
地脚地腳di4 jiao3
(page) footer; (dialect) foundation (of a building); base
踮脚尖踮腳尖dian3 jiao3 jian1
to stand on tiptoe
垫脚石墊腳石dian4 jiao3 shi2
stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career
垫脚墊腳dian4 jiao5
litter (animal bedding)
跌脚捶胸跌腳捶胸die1 jiao3 chui2 xiong1
lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth
动手动脚動手動腳dong4 shou3 dong4 jiao3
to come to blows; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
动手脚動手腳dong4 shou3 jiao3
(coll.) to tamper with; to mess around with
独脚跳獨腳跳du2 jiao3 tiao4
to jump on one foot; to hop
独脚戏獨腳戲du2 jiao3 xi4
variant of 獨角戲|独角戏
多手多脚多手多腳duo1 shou3 duo1 jiao3
to meddle; to make a nuisance of oneself
发脚髮腳fa4 jiao3
a length of hair
放开手脚放開手腳fang4 kai1 shou3 jiao3
to have free rein (idiom)
赶脚趕腳gan3 jiao3
to work as a carter or porter; to transport goods for a living (esp. by donkey)
高脚杯高腳杯gao1 jiao3 bei1
goblet
高脚椅高腳椅gao1 jiao3 yi3
stool (chair); high chair
搁脚板擱腳板ge1 jiao3 ban3
footrest
搁脚物擱腳物ge1 jiao3 wu4
footrest
跟脚跟腳gen1 jiao3
to feet the feet perfectly; to follow closely; hard on sb's heels
管手管脚管手管腳guan3 shou3 guan3 jiao3
to control in every detail; excessive supervision
光脚光腳guang1 jiao3
bare feet
裹脚裹腳guo3 jiao3
foot-binding; long strip of cloth used for foot-binding
合脚合腳he2 jiao3
fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks)
黑翅长脚鹬黑翅長腳鷸hei1 chi4 chang2 jiao3 yu4
(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
黑短脚鹎黑短腳鵯hei1 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
黑脚信天翁黑腳信天翁hei1 jiao3 xin4 tian1 weng1
(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)
红脚鲣鸟紅腳鰹鳥hong2 jiao3 jian1 niao3
(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)
红脚苦恶鸟紅腳苦惡鳥hong2 jiao3 ku3 e4 niao3
(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)
红脚隼紅腳隼hong2 jiao3 sun3
(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)
红脚鹬紅腳鷸hong2 jiao3 yu4
(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)
后脚後腳hou4 jiao3
(one moment ...,) the next ...; trailing foot (in walking)
黄脚绿鸠黃腳綠鳩huang2 jiao3 lv4 jiu1
(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)
黄脚三趾鹑黃腳三趾鶉huang2 jiao3 san1 zhi3 chun2
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
黄脚银鸥黃腳銀鷗huang2 jiao3 yin2 ou1
(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)
灰短脚鹎灰短腳鵯hui1 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
灰脚柳莺灰腳柳鶯hui1 jiao3 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)
灰眼短脚鹎灰眼短腳鵯hui1 yan3 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
鸡脚雞腳ji1 jiao3
chicken feet
基脚基腳ji1 jiao3
footing; pedestal
机器脚踏车機器腳踏車ji1 qi4 jiao3 ta4 che1
(dialect) motorcycle; abbr. to 機車|机车
夹脚拖鞋夾腳拖鞋jia2 jiao3 tuo1 xie2
flip-flops
脚板腳板jiao3 ban3
the sole of the foot
脚本腳本jiao3 ben3
script
脚脖子腳脖子jiao3 bo2 zi5
(coll.) ankle
脚步腳步jiao3 bu4
footstep; step
脚不点地腳不點地jiao3 bu4 dian3 di4
see 腳不沾地|脚不沾地
脚不沾地腳不沾地jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4
feet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind
脚踩两只船腳踩兩隻船jiao3 cai3 liang3 zhi1 chuan2
see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船
脚蹬腳蹬jiao3 deng1
pedal
脚凳腳凳jiao3 deng4
footstool
脚底腳底jiao3 di3
soles of the feet
脚夫腳夫jiao3 fu1
porter; bearer
脚杆腳桿jiao3 gan3
(dialect) leg
脚根腳根jiao3 gen1
variant of 腳跟|脚跟
脚跟腳跟jiao3 gen1
heel
脚跟脚腳跟腳jiao3 gen1 jiao3
one closely following the other
脚孤拐腳孤拐jiao3 gu1 guai5
bunion; hallux valgus
脚后跟腳後跟jiao3 hou4 gen1
heel
脚户腳戶jiao3 hu4
porter; donkey driver
脚踝腳踝jiao3 huai2
ankle
脚尖腳尖jiao3 jian1
the extremity of the foot
脚镣腳鐐jiao3 liao4
fetters; leg-irons
脚门腳門jiao3 men2
variant of 角門|角门
脚蹼腳蹼jiao3 pu3
flippers; fins
脚气腳氣jiao3 qi4
beriberi; athlete's foot
脚气病腳氣病jiao3 qi4 bing4
beriberi
脚钱腳錢jiao3 qian2
payment to a porter
脚手架腳手架jiao3 shou3 jia4
scaffolding
脚踏腳踏jiao3 ta4
pedal
脚踏板腳踏板jiao3 ta4 ban3
pedal; treadle; (motor scooter) floorboard
脚踏车腳踏車jiao3 ta4 che1
bicycle; bike (Tw)
脚踏两条船腳踏兩條船jiao3 ta4 liang3 tiao2 chuan2
lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom); fig. to have it both ways; to run after two hares; (especially) to have two lovers at the same time
脚踏两只船腳踏兩隻船jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2
to have a foot in both camps; to have a bet each way; to be having an affair
脚踏实地腳踏實地jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy; steady and serious character
脚腕腳腕jiao3 wan4
ankle
脚腕子腳腕子jiao3 wan4 zi5
see 腳腕|脚腕
脚违例腳違例jiao3 wei2 li4
foot fault (tennis etc)
脚位腳位jiao3 wei4
foot position (in dance)
脚误腳誤jiao3 wu4
foot fault (tennis etc)
脚下腳下jiao3 xia4
under the foot
脚癣腳癬jiao3 xuan3
athlete's foot
脚丫子腳丫子jiao3 ya1 zi5
(coll.) foot
脚鸭子腳鴨子jiao3 ya1 zi5
see 腳丫子|脚丫子
脚印腳印jiao3 yin4
footprint
脚掌腳掌jiao3 zhang3
the sole of the foot
脚正不怕鞋歪腳正不怕鞋歪jiao3 zheng4 bu4 pa4 xie2 wai1
lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe; an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)
脚指腳指jiao3 zhi3
variant of 腳趾|脚趾
脚趾腳趾jiao3 zhi3
toe
脚指甲腳指甲jiao3 zhi3 jia5
toenail
脚趾头腳趾頭jiao3 zhi3 tou5
toe
脚注腳注jiao3 zhu4
footnote
脚爪腳爪jiao3 zhua3
claw
蓝额长脚地鸲藍額長腳地鴝lan2 e2 chang2 jiao3 di4 qu2
(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)
栗背短脚鹎栗背短腳鵯li4 bei4 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
栗耳短脚鹎栗耳短腳鵯li4 er3 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
恋脚癖戀腳癖lian4 jiao3 pi3
foot fetish
恋脚癖者戀腳癖者lian4 jiao3 pi3 zhe3
foot fetishist
两脚架兩腳架liang3 jiao3 jia4
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
临门一脚臨門一腳lin2 men2 yi1 jiao3
to try to score (a goal); final push (at a critical juncture); the final leg of sth
临时抱佛脚臨時抱佛腳lin2 shi2 bao4 fo2 jiao3
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; making a hasty last-minute effort
六脚六腳liu4 jiao3
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
六脚乡六腳鄉liu4 jiao3 xiang1
Liujiao or Liuchiao township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
露马脚露馬腳lou4 ma3 jiao3
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
露出马脚露出馬腳lu4 chu1 ma3 jiao3
to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature; to give the game away
轮脚輪腳lun2 jiao3
caster (furniture wheel)
落脚落腳luo4 jiao3
to stay for a time; to stop over; to lodge; to sink down (into soft ground); leftovers
绿翅短脚鹎綠翅短腳鵯lv4 chi4 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
绿脚山鹧鸪綠腳山鷓鴣lv4 jiao3 shan1 zhe4 gu1
(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)
马脚馬腳ma3 jiao3
sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag")
毛脚渔鸮毛腳漁鴞mao2 jiao3 yu2 xiao1
(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)
毛手毛脚毛手毛腳mao2 shou3 mao2 jiao3
carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh
磨脚石磨腳石mo2 jiao3 shi2
pumice stone
内八字脚內八字腳nei4 ba1 zi4 jiao3
intoeing; pigeon toes; knock-knees
鸟脚下目鳥腳下目niao3 jiao3 xia4 mu4
Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; doing things at the last minute; to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
砌基脚砌基腳qi4 ji1 jiao3
foundation (for building a wall); footing
扦脚扦腳qian1 jiao3
(dialect) pedicure; to trim one's toenails
前脚前腳qian2 jiao3
one moment ..., (the next ...); leading foot (in walking)
强脚树莺強腳樹鶯qiang2 jiao3 shu4 ying1
(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
敲钉钻脚敲釘鑽腳qiao1 ding1 zuan1 jiao3
to make doubly sure (idiom)
青脚滨鹬青腳濱鷸qing1 jiao3 bin1 yu4
(bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)
青脚鹬青腳鷸qing1 jiao3 yu4
(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
轻手轻脚輕手輕腳qing1 shou3 qing1 jiao3
(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
拳打脚踢拳打腳踢quan2 da3 jiao3 ti1
lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up; fig. determined to sort out a problem
拳脚拳腳quan2 jiao3
Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking
拳脚相向拳腳相向quan2 jiao3 xiang1 xiang4
to square off; to exchange blows; to rain blows on sb
认脚認腳ren4 jiao3
to know your right shoe from your left (colloquial); to know which of two you want
软脚虾軟腳蝦ruan3 jiao3 xia1
weakling; coward
软脚蟹軟腳蟹ruan3 jiao3 xie4
same as 軟腳蝦|软脚虾
撒脚撒腳sa1 jiao3
to run off; to beat it
三脚架三腳架san1 jiao3 jia4
tripod; derrick crane
三脚两步三腳兩步san1 jiao3 liang3 bu4
hurriedly; just a few steps away
三脚猫三腳貓san1 jiao3 mao1
jack of all trades
山脚山腳shan1 jiao3
foot of a mountain
手脚手腳shou3 jiao3
hand and foot; movement of limbs; action; trick; step in a procedure (CL: 道)
手脚不干净手腳不乾淨shou3 jiao3 bu4 gan1 jing4
thieving; light-fingered; prone to stealing
手忙脚乱手忙腳亂shou3 mang2 jiao3 luan4
to act with confusion; to be in a flurry; to be flustered
兽脚类恐龙獸腳類恐龍shou4 jiao3 lei4 kong3 long2
theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group); suborder Theropoda within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
兽脚亚目獸腳亞目shou4 jiao3 ya4 mu4
suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs
甩手顿脚甩手頓腳shuai3 shou3 dun4 jiao3
to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
双脚雙腳shuang1 jiao3
two legs; both feet
双脚架雙腳架shuang1 jiao3 jia4
bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)
四脚朝天四腳朝天si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
四脚蛇四腳蛇si4 jiao3 she2
lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴
缩手缩脚縮手縮腳suo1 shou3 suo1 jiao3
bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
踢脚板踢腳板ti1 jiao3 ban3
baseboard; skirting board
踢脚线踢腳線ti1 jiao3 xian4
skirting board
跳脚跳腳tiao4 jiao3
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc); to dance on one's feet; hopping mad (anxious, etc)