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腳踏實地

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰä⁵¹ ʂɻ̩³⁵ ti⁵¹/
to have one's feet on the ground; to be realistic and steady
  • 脚踏实地
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Origin

The phrase is composed of four characters. The first, 腳 (foot), contains the semantic component 肉 (meat; flesh) and the phonetic component 卻 (to withdraw; to retreat). The second, 踏 (to step on; to trample; to tread on), is formed with the semantic component 足 (foot) and the phonetic component 沓 (wordy; talkative).

The third character, 實 (full; fulfilled; substantial; rich), includes the components 宀 (a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall...), 周 (to circle; to encircle), 貫 (a string of one thousand coins), and 貝 (shellfish; cowrie). The final character, 地 (earth), consists of the semantic component 土 (earth; soil) and the phonetic component 也 (a particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞由四個漢字組成。「腳」字包含表示肉或肉類的「肉」作為意義組成部分，並以「卻」作為聲音組成部分；「踏」字則由表示腳的「足」作為意義組成部分，並以「沓」作為聲音組成部分。

其餘兩個字中，「實」字包含「宀」（一種有四壁、屋頂與大廳的深宅）、「周」、「貫」與「貝」等組成部分；「地」字則由表示土地或土壤的「土」作為意義組成部分，並以「也」作為聲音組成部分。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese腳 “foot (Classifier: 隻／只 m c; 雙／双 m c; 對／对 c)”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
    • soundChinese卻 “to withdraw; to retreat”
      • soundChinese𧮫 “palate; uraniscus; roof of mouth”
        • componentChinese⿱𠆢𠆢
        • componentChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
      • meaningChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese踏 “to step on; to trample; to tread on”
    • meaningChinese足 “foot”
    • soundChinese沓 “wordy; talkative”
  • characterChinese實 “full; fulfilled; substantial; rich”
    • ideaChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • ideaChinese周 “to circle; to encircle”
    • componentChinese貫 “a string of one thousand coins”
    • ideaChinese貝 “shellfish; cowrie”
  • characterChinese地 “earth”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese也 “Particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal predicate; to be (although no…”
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Meanings

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  1. to have one's feet on the ground; to be realistic and steady

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 比喻做事務實穩健。 例：做事必須腳踏實地，千萬不可耍小聰明。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0