跌跌撞撞

Chinese

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|- ! !to drop; to fall; to tumble !to drop; to fall; to tumble

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to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into

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to hit; to strike; to meet by accident; to run into; to bump against; to bump into

|- !simp. and trad.
(跌跌撞撞) | 跌 | 跌 | 撞 | 撞 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diēdiēzhuàngzhuàng, diédiézhuàngzhuàng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄝㄉㄧㄝㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ, ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dit³ dit³ zong⁶ zong⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: diēdiēzhuàngzhuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝㄉㄧㄝㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diediejuanqjuanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: diédiézhuàngzhuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyedyejuanqjuanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛ³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dit³ dit³ zong⁶ zong⁶
  - Yale: dit dit johng johng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dit⁸ dit⁸ dzong⁶ dzong⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: did³ did³ zong⁶ zong⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːt̚³ tiːt̚³ t͡sɔːŋ²² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

Adjective

跌跌撞撞

(ideophonic) doddering; tottering; faltering
(ideophonic, figuratively) rash; reckless; staggering along in life
- 熟悉鐘聲響　陪伴我們青春的跌跌撞撞 [MSC, trad.]
  熟悉钟声响　陪伴我们青春的跌跌撞撞 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 2017, 周二珂 (lyrics 鄭中庸), 《櫻花粉的浪漫》 (Romance of the Cherry Blossom)
  shóuxī zhōngshēng xiǎng; péibàn wǒmen qīngchūn de diēdiēzhuàngzhuàng [Pinyin]
  The familiar bell sound,
  Accompanies our headlong youth.

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