履冰

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Chinese[edit]

		shoe; to tread on	ice
trad. (履冰)		履	冰
simp. ^#(履冰)		履	冰
Literally: “to tread on ice”.

Etymology[edit]

Short for 如履薄冰 (rúlǚbóbīng).

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lǚbīng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ bing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lǚbīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lyǔbing
  - Wade–Giles: lü³-ping¹
  - Yale: lyǔ-bīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leubing
  - Palladius: люйбин (ljujbin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ bing¹
  - Yale: léih bīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ bing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ bing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ pɪŋ⁵⁵/

Verb[edit]

履冰

(literary, figurative) to be extremely cautious in a dangerous situation

Derived terms[edit]

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