lift one 's feet very high and put them down very slowly(jiǎo gāo bù dī)
lift one 's feet very high and put them down very slowly
Foot high, foot low, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ og ā ob ù D ī, meaning to describe the footstep is not stable, askew. From the outlaws of the marsh.
The origin of Idioms
The 37th chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty: "three people hide in the reeds. When they look behind, the torch is approaching. The more flustered they are, they walk high and low and bump into each other in the reeds."
Word usage
All the way, he bumped into his home, ran into his bedroom, took out his inkstone and gave it to his wife. Without taking off his clothes, he fell asleep on the bed. Xu Shukui's biography of Kuaishi in Qing Dynasty (Volume 6)
Chinese PinYin : jiǎo gāo bù dī
lift one 's feet very high and put them down very slowly
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rely on one another as cheek and jowl
rely on one another as cheek and jowl. fǔ chē xiāng yī
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owe a debt of gratitude and hope to recompense it
owe a debt of gratitude and hope to recompense it. gǎn ēn tú bào
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as soon as the sun reaches the meridian it declines
as soon as the sun reaches the meridian it declines. rì zhōng zé yí
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those who are above and those who are below are all on good terms
those who are above and those who are below are all on good terms. shàng hé xià mù
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the heavens split and the earth sinks
the heavens split and the earth sinks. tiān bēng dì xiàn
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remain in one 's proper sphere
remain in one 's proper sphere. ān fèn shǒu jǐ
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