腳底抹油

Chinese

		sole of the foot	girdle; brassiere; to plaster girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear	oil; sly
trad. (腳底抹油)		腳底	抹	油
simp. (脚底抹油)		脚底	抹	油
variant forms		腳底抹油——溜了／脚底抹油——溜了
Literally: “to apply oil to the soles of one's feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎodǐmǒyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goek³ dai² mut³ jau⁴, goek³ dai² mut⁶ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎodǐmǒyóu [Phonetic: jiáodímǒyóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄇㄛˇ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaudiimooyou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goek³ dai² mut³ jau⁴, goek³ dai² mut⁶ jau⁴
  - Yale: geuk dái mut yàuh, geuk dái muht yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goek⁸ dai² mut⁸ jau⁴, goek⁸ dai² mut⁹ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêg³ dei² mud³ yeo⁴, gêg³ dei² mud⁶ yeo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kœ̽ːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚³ jɐu̯²¹/, /kœ̽ːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵ muːt̚² jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

腳底抹油

to cut and run; to quickly remove oneself from an undesirable situation

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