一步一個腳印兒

一步一個腳印兒

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
trad. (一步一個腳印兒)		一	步	一	個	腳印兒
simp. (一步一个脚印儿)		一	步	一	个	脚印儿
Literally: “every step leaves its print”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī bù yī gè jiǎoyìnr

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋㄦ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bou⁶ jat¹ go³ goek³ jan³ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bù yī gè jiǎoyìnr [Phonetic: yí bù yí gè jiǎoyìnr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄣˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bù yi gè jiǎoyìnr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ pu⁴ i¹ ko⁴ chiao³-yinrh⁴
    • Yale: yī bù yī gè jyǎu-yìnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i buh i geh jeauyell
    • Palladius: и бу и гэ цзяоиnр (i bu i gɛ czjaoinr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ iə̯ɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bou⁶ jat¹ go³ goek³ jan³ ji⁴
    • Yale: yāt bouh yāt go geuk yan yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bou⁶ jat⁷ go³ goek⁸ jan³ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bou⁶ yed¹ go³ gêg³ yen³ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²² jɐt̚⁵ kɔː³³ kœːk̚³ jɐn³³ jiː²¹/

Phrase

一步一個腳印兒

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 一步一個腳印／一步一个脚印 (yī bù yī ge jiǎoyìn, “to work steadily and make solid progress”).