踩:caai2:jaai2,踹:caai2:jaai2
(pos:動詞)(sim:踏)
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yue:將腳放喺某樣嘢上面
eng:to step on; to tread on; to tramp on; to trample; to lift and set one's foot onto something
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yue:踩鋼線 (caai2 gong3 sin2)
eng:to walk a tightrope
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yue:我頭先唔小心踩到狗屎啊！ (ngo5 tau4 sin1 m4 siu2 sam1 caai2/jaai2 dou2 gau2 si2 aa3!)
eng:I just accidentally stepped on dog poop!
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yue:唔好踩落嗰舊石度啊，好跣架。 (m4 hou2 caai2/jaai2 lok6 go2 gau6 sek6 dou6 aa3, hou2 sin3 gaa3.)
eng:Don't step on that stone. It is slippery.
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yue:用腳向某樣嘢施加壓力
eng:to push down with foot or feet, to stamp on with feet
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yue:踩迫力 (caai2 bik6 lik1)
eng:to step on the brakes
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yue:喂，你踩親我隻腳喎！ (wai3, nei5 caai2 can1 ngo5 zek3 goek3 wo3!)
eng:Hey, you stepped on my foot!
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yue:（運動）用腳向平面或水面施力，去幫助滑行、前進、維持姿勢
eng:(of sports) to propel oneself with movement of feet
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yue:踩冰 (caai2 bing1)
eng:to ice-skate
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yue:踩水 (caai2 seoi2)
eng:to tread water
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yue:踩單車 (caai2 daan1 ce1)
eng:to ride a bicycle
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yue:由沙田踩去大埔要幾耐？ (jau4 saa1 tin4 caai2/jaai2 heoi3 daai6 bou3 jiu3 gei2 noi6?)
eng:How long does it take to cycle from Shatin to Tai Po?
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yue:眨低；好苛刻咁批評
eng:to belittle; to criticise harshly
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yue:網民將佢本新書踩到一文不值。 (mong5 man4 zoeng1 keoi5 bun2 san1 syu1 caai2/jaai2 dou3 jat1 man4 bat1 zik6.)
eng:His new book got destroyed online. People just thrashed it for all it was worth.
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yue:長時間做某件事，為呢件事奮鬥
eng:to continuously work on something for long hours
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yue:為咗趕起呢份計劃書，我哋已經連續踩咗十幾個鐘冇抖過。 (wai6 zo2 gon2 hei2 ni1 fan6 gai3 waak6 syu1, ngo5 dei6 ji5 ging1 lin4 zuk6 caai2/jaai2 zo2 sap6 gei2 go3 zung1 mou5 tau2 gwo3.)
eng:To finish the proposal on time, we worked non-stop for ten-something hours.
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yue:做會計真係好辛苦，晚晚都踩到凌晨先收得工。 (zou6 wui6 gai3 zan1 hai6 hou2 san1 fu2, maan5 maan5 dou1 caai2/jaai2 dou3 ling4 san4 sin1 sau1 dak1 gung1.)
eng:It's hard being an accountant, you have to work until early morning before you can leave office.
