一步一個腳印

Chinese

 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 (a measure word); individual footprint
trad. (一步一個腳印) 一 步 一 個 腳印
simp. (一步一个脚印) 一 步 一 个 脚印

Etymology

Literally: every step leaves its print.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yībùyīge jiǎoyìn [Phonetic: yíbùyìge jiǎoyìn]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1buhyi1.ge jeauyinn
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ g̊ə t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ in⁵¹/

Phrase

一步一個腳印

  1. to work steadily and make solid progress
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