摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步

Chinese
 
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
 
particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer
 stone; rock
 
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-
 river
 
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 one step; a single step
 
regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
 one step; a single step
trad. (摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步) 摸 著 石頭 過 河 —— 走 一步 算 一步
simp. (摸着石头过河——走一步算一步) 摸 着 石头 过 河 —— 走 一步 算 一步
Literally: “To feel the rocks (on the riverbed) as one crosses the river ― taking one step at a time.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mō zhe shítou guò hé, zǒu yībù suàn yībù
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ, ㄗㄡˇ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: mō zhe shítou guò hé, zǒu yībù suàn yībù [Phonetic: mō zhe shítou guò hé, zǒu yíbù suàn yíbù]
      • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕˊ ˙ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ, ㄗㄡˇ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mho .je shy.tou guoh her, tzoou ii suann ii
      • IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə² ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xɤ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯än⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/

Idiom

摸著石頭過河——走一步算一步

  1. (xiehouyu) to figure things out as one goes; to take things one step at a time

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