搓手頓腳

Chinese

		to rub one's hands together; to wring one's hands	to lift up one's foot and to stamp the earth forcefully
trad. (搓手頓腳)		搓手	頓腳
simp. (搓手顿脚)		搓手	顿脚
Literally: “to wring one's hands and stamp one's feet”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuōshǒudùnjiǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ sau² deon⁶ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuōshǒudùnjiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄛ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cuoshǒudùnjiǎo
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻo¹-shou³-tun⁴-chiao³
    • Yale: tswō-shǒu-dwùn-jyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuoshoouduennjeau
    • Palladius: цошоудуньцзяо (cošoudunʹczjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ sau² deon⁶ goek³
    • Yale: chō sáu deuhn geuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ sau² doen⁶ goek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ seo² dên⁶ gêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɵn²² kœːk̚³/

Idiom

搓手頓腳

1. to get anxious and impatient

Synonyms

• 搓手跺腳／搓手跺脚
• 搓手頓足／搓手顿足