粵

躡sip6手sau2躡sip6腳goek3

simp蹑手蹑脚
sip6 sau2 sip6 goek3nip6 sau2 nip6 goek3niè shǒu niè jiǎo

English

  1. to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
  2. to walk gingerly, without making any noise.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 放輕手腳行路，動作小心，盡量唔發出聲音。

Examples

  • 汤姆悄悄地打开了门，蹑手蹑脚地走进了房间。

    Tom quietly opened the door and tiptoed into the room.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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