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蹑脚根

niè jiǎo gēndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[niè jiǎo gēn]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6f34bef3a6b61303. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

躡腳根 蹑脚根 [nie4 jiao3 gen1] /variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 躡腳根

  • 蹑
    niè

    to walk on tiptoe / to walk quietly / to tread (on) / to follow

  • 脚
    jiǎo

    foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī] / classifier for kicks

    jué

    role (variant of 角[jué])

  • 根
    gēn

    root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiáo] / radical (chemistry)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.