一步一個腳印

See also: 一步一个脚印

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(a measure word); individual	footprint; footmark; track
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
Literally: “every step leaves its print”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bù yī ge jiǎoyìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bou⁶ jat¹ go³ goek³ jan³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bù yī ge jiǎoyìn [Phonetic: yí bù yì ge jiǎoyìn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bù yi ge̊ jiǎoyìn
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ pu⁴ i¹ ko⁵ chiao³-yin⁴
    • Yale: yī bù yī ge jyǎu-yìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i buh i .ge jeauyinn
    • Palladius: и бу и гэ цзяоинь (i bu i gɛ czjaoinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ g̊ə t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ in⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (一步一個腳印兒 / 一步一个脚印儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yībùyīgejiǎoyìnr [Phonetic: yíbùyìgejiǎoyìnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ˙ㄍㄜ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yibùyige̊jiǎoyìnr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-pu⁴-i¹-ko⁵-chiao³-yin⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: yī-bù-yī-ge-jyǎu-yìnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ibuhi.gejeauyell
    • Palladius: ибуигэцзяоиньр (ibuigɛczjaoinʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ g̊ə t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iə̯ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bou⁶ jat¹ go³ goek³ jan³
    • Yale: yāt bouh yāt go geuk yan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bou⁶ jat⁷ go³ goek⁸ jan³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bou⁶ yed¹ go³ gêg³ yen³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ kœːk̚³ jɐn³³/

Phrase

一步一個腳印

1. to work steadily and make solid progress