pussyfooded(niē shǒ niē jiǎo)

pussyfooded

Kneading hands and feet, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ni ē sh ǒ uni ē Ji ǎ o, which means to walk lightly. It also describes frivolous behavior. It's from xingshihengyan.

Analysis of Idioms

It's like creeping around

Idiom usage

The second master took advantage of the time to pull the little girl down on a bench and sat down with him. The 42nd chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, Volume 33 of Xingshi Hengyan: "the thief pushed a little, opened the door and kneaded his hands and feet until there was no one in the room." Ling Mengchu of the Ming Dynasty, Volume 10 of "the second moment makes a case of surprise": "I knead my hands and feet with him when I was waiting by his side, feeling numb in private."

Chinese PinYin : niē shǒ niē jiǎo