上躥下跳

See also: 上蹿下跳

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	jump up	under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter	jump; hop; skip (a grade) jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
trad. (上躥下跳)		上	躥	下	跳
simp. (上蹿下跳)		上	蹿	下	跳

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngcuānxiàtiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngcuānxiàtiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄘㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngcuansiàtiào
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-tsʻuan¹-hsia⁴-tʻiao⁴
    • Yale: shàng-tswān-syà-tyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtsuanshiahtiaw
    • Palladius: шанцуаньсятяо (šancuanʹsjatjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡sʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

上躥下跳

1. (of animals) to run and jump all over the place
2. to jump about; to run around on sinister errands

Synonyms

• (to run around on sinister errands): 上竄下跳／上窜下跳 (shàngcuànxiàtiào)