Usage of the character 脚

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
panic measures in place of timely preparation

jiǎotàbǎn

脚踏板

[腳踏板]

pedal
treadle
(motor scooter) floorboard

gāojiǎoyǐ

高脚椅

[高腳椅]

stool; high chair

tījiǎoxiàn

踢脚线

[踢腳線]

skirting board

dújiǎotiào

独脚跳

[獨腳跳]

to jump on one foot
to hop

nièjiǎogēn

蹑脚跟

[躡腳跟]

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

Liùjiǎo Xiāng

六脚乡

[六腳鄉]

Liujiao or Liuchiao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣／嘉义县 ( Jiāyì Xiàn), west Taiwan

ruǎnjiǎoxiè

软脚蟹

[軟腳蟹]

same as 軟腳蝦／软脚虾 (ruǎnjiǎoxiā)

dānjiǎotiào

单脚跳

[單腳跳]

to hop
to jump on one leg

dòngshǒujiǎo

动手脚

[動手腳]

(coll.) to tamper with
to mess around with

bāzìjiǎo

八字脚

[八字腳]

splayfoot

dǎchìjiǎo

打赤脚

[打赤腳]

to bare the feet

jiǎoyāzi

脚鸭子

[腳鴨子]

see 腳丫子／脚丫子 (jiǎoyāzi)

zuòshǒujiǎo

做手脚

[做手腳]

to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth

qīngjiǎoyù

青脚鹬

[青腳鷸]

(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

jiǎoshǒujià

脚手架

[腳手架]

scaffolding

jiǎowànzi

脚腕子

[腳腕子]

see 腳腕／脚腕 (jiǎowàn)

zhèngjiǎoxié

正脚鞋

[正腳鞋]

shoe that can be worn on either foot

wāqiángjiǎo

挖墙脚

[挖牆腳]

to undermine
to let someone down
to seduce someone away from something

dújiǎoxì

独脚戏

[獨腳戲]

variant of 獨角戲／独角戏 (dújiǎoxì)

liànjiǎopǐ

恋脚癖

[戀腳癖]

foot fetish

chuōbìjiǎo

戳壁脚

[戳壁腳]

to criticize behind sb's back
back-biting

gējiǎobǎn

搁脚板

[擱腳板]

footrest

jiǎotàchē

脚踏车

[腳踏車]

(Tw) bicycle; bike
CL:輛／辆 (liàng)

jiǎohòugēn

脚后跟

[腳後跟]

heel

wújiǎoxiè

无脚蟹

[無腳蟹]

helpless lonely person

jiǎoyāzi

脚丫子

[腳丫子]

(coll.) foot

pěngchòujiǎo

捧臭脚

[捧臭腳]

(coll.) to bootlick

jiǎogēnjiǎo

脚跟脚

[腳跟腳]

one closely following the other

liǎngjiǎojià

两脚架

[兩腳架]

bipod (supporting a machine gun etc)

xiūjiǎoshī

修脚师

[修腳師]

pedicurist

tījiǎobǎn

踢脚板

[踢腳板]

baseboard
skirting board

zhíjiǎoxié

直脚鞋

[直腳鞋]

shoe that can be worn on either foot

hóngjiǎosǔn

红脚隼

[紅腳隼]

(bird species of China) Amur falcon (Falco amurensis)

to stand on tiptoe

nièjiǎogēn

蹑脚根

[躡腳根]

variant of 躡腳跟／蹑脚跟 (nièjiǎogēn)

jiǎobózi

脚脖子

[腳脖子]

(coll.) ankle

jiājiǎotuō

夹脚拖

[夾腳拖]

flip-flops

xuànfēngjiǎo

旋风脚

[旋風腳]

whirlwind kick (martial arts)

nièzhejiǎo

蹑着脚

[躡著腳]

to tiptoe

línményījiǎo

临门一脚

[臨門一腳]

to try to score (a goal)
final push (at a critical juncture)
the final leg of sth

zhànwěnjiǎogēn

站稳脚跟

[站穩腳跟]

to stand firmly
to gain a foothold
to establish oneself

chìjiǎoyīshēng

赤脚医生

[赤腳醫生]

barefoot doctor
farmer with paramedical training (PRC)

niǎojiǎoyàmù

鸟脚亚目

[鳥腳亞目]

Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)

máoshǒumáojiǎo

毛手毛脚

[毛手毛腳]

carelessly and haphazardly
to paw
to grope
to get fresh

jiǎobùzhāndì

脚不沾地

[腳不沾地]

feet not touching the ground (idiom)
to run like the wind

qiángjiǎoshùyīng

强脚树莺

[強腳樹鶯]

(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)

xiǎohuángjiǎoyù

小黄脚鹬

[小黃腳鷸]

(bird species of China) lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

cóngtóudàojiǎo

从头到脚

[從頭到腳]

from head to foot

ǎijiǎokǔhāo

矮脚苦蒿

[矮腳苦蒿]

see 熊膽草／熊胆草 (xióngdǎncǎo)

bènshǒubènjiǎo

笨手笨脚

[笨手笨腳]

clumsy
all thumbs

quándǎjiǎotī

拳打脚踢

[拳打腳踢]

lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
fig. determined to sort out a problem

diējiǎochuíxiōng

跌脚捶胸

[跌腳捶胸]

lit. stamping and beating the chest (idiom); fig. angry or stressed about sth

qīngshǒuqīngjiǎo

轻手轻脚

[輕手輕腳]

(to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)

tiàoyīzhījiǎo

跳一只脚

[跳一隻腳]

to hop on one leg

bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

比手划脚

[比手劃腳]

to gesticulate
to make lively gestures (while talking)
also written 比手畫腳／比手画脚

bānzhuānzájiǎo

搬砖砸脚

[搬磚砸腳]

to hurt oneself by one's own doing
to boomerang
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

shuǎishǒudùnjiǎo

甩手顿脚

[甩手頓腳]

to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)

huángjiǎoyín'ōu

黄脚银鸥

[黃腳銀鷗]

(bird species of China) Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans)

quánjiǎoxiāngxiàng

拳脚相向

[拳腳相向]

to square off
to exchange blows
to rain blows on sb

zhànwěnjiǎobù

站稳脚步

[站穩腳步]

to gain a firm foothold
(fig.) to get oneself established

chángjiǎoyāngjī

长脚秧鸡

[長腳秧雞]

(bird species of China) corn crake (Crex crex)

bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

比手画脚

[比手畫腳]

to gesticulate
to make lively gestures (while talking)
also written 比手劃腳／比手划脚

tóuzhòngjiǎoqīng

头重脚轻

[頭重腳輕]

top-heavy
fig. unbalance in organization or political structure

yǒushǒuyǒujiǎo

有手有脚

[有手有腳]

lit. have hands have feet
to be able bodied (idiom)
to have the ability to work

suōshǒusuōjiǎo

缩手缩脚

[縮手縮腳]

bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained

dàshǒudàjiǎo

大手大脚

[大手大腳]

extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
wasteful

xiǎoqīngjiǎoyù

小青脚鹬

[小青腳鷸]

(bird species of China) Nordmann's greenshank (Tringa guttifer)

dājiǎoshǒujià

搭脚手架

[搭腳手架]

to put up scaffolding

dòngshǒudòngjiǎo

动手动脚

[動手動腳]

to come to blows
to paw
to grope
to get fresh

hóngjiǎojiānniǎo

红脚鲣鸟

[紅腳鰹鳥]

(bird species of China) red-footed booby (Sula sula)

wàibāzìjiǎo

外八字脚

[外八字腳]

splayed feet

xiǎoshǒuxiǎojiǎo

小手小脚

[小手小腳]

mean
stingy
to be lacking in boldness
timid

zhànbuzhùjiǎo

站不住脚

[站不住腳]

ill-founded
groundless

shǒumángjiǎoluàn

手忙脚乱

[手忙腳亂]

to act with confusion
to be in a flurry
to be flustered

huīduǎnjiǎobēi

灰短脚鹎

[灰短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)

jiǎobùdiǎndì

脚不点地

[腳不點地]

see 腳不沾地／脚不沾地 (jiǎobùzhāndì)

ǎijiǎoluósǎn

矮脚罗伞

[矮腳羅傘]

Ardisia villosa

huángjiǎolüjiū

黄脚绿鸠

[黃腳綠鳩]

(bird species of China) yellow-footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicopterus)

duōshǒuduōjiǎo

多手多脚

[多手多腳]

to meddle
to make a nuisance of oneself

zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

指手画脚

[指手畫腳]

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
to explain by waving one's hands
to criticize or give orders summarily

qiāodīngzuānjiǎo

敲钉钻脚

[敲釘鑽腳]

to make doubly sure (idiom)

sānjiǎoliǎngbù

三脚两步

[三腳兩步]

hurriedly
just a few steps away

àishǒu'àijiǎo

碍手碍脚

[礙手礙腳]

to be in the way
to be a hindrance

chìjiǎolüshī

赤脚律师

[赤腳律師]

barefoot lawyer
grassroots lawyer

qīshǒubājiǎo

七手八脚

[七手八腳]

(idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

huījiǎoliǔyīng

灰脚柳莺

[灰腳柳鶯]

(bird species of China) pale-legged leaf warbler (Phylloscopus tenellipes)

guǎnshǒuguǎnjiǎo

管手管脚

[管手管腳]

to control in every detail
excessive supervision

qīngjiǎobīnyù

青脚滨鹬

[青腳濱鷸]

(bird species of China) Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

jiǎotàshídì

脚踏实地

[腳踏實地]

to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
steady and serious character

jiájiǎotuōxié

夹脚拖鞋

[夾腳拖鞋]

flip-flops

hēiduǎnjiǎobēi

黑短脚鹎

[黑短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)

nèibāzìjiǎo

内八字脚

[內八字腳]

intoeing
pigeon toes
knock-knees

zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

指手划脚

[指手劃腳]

to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands
to criticize or give orders summarily
also written 指手畫腳／指手画脚

sìjiǎocháotiān

四脚朝天

[四腳朝天]

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

fàngkāishǒujiǎo

放开手脚

[放開手腳]

to have free rein (idiom)

zìfùshǒujiǎo

自缚手脚

[自縛手腳]

to bind oneself hand and foot

xīhóngjiǎosǔn

西红脚隼

[西紅腳隼]

(bird species of China) red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus)

niǎojiǎoxiàmù

鸟脚下目

[鳥腳下目]

Ornithopoda, suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs including iguanodon

shòujiǎoyàmù

兽脚亚目

[獸腳亞目]

suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs

zìluànzhènjiǎo

自乱阵脚

[自亂陣腳]

(idiom) to lose one's head
to panic
to go to pieces

dànjiǎoshùyīng

淡脚树莺

[淡腳樹鶯]

(bird species of China) pale-footed bush warbler (Urosphena pallidipes)

máojiǎoyúxiāo

毛脚渔鸮

[毛腳漁鴞]

(bird species of China) Blakiston's fish owl (Bubo blakistoni)

lùchūmǎjiǎo

露出马脚

[露出馬腳]

to reveal the cloven foot (idiom); to unmask one's true nature
to give the game away

liànjiǎopǐzhě

恋脚癖者

[戀腳癖者]

foot fetishist

fàngmànjiǎobù

放慢脚步

[放慢腳步]

to ease up the pace
to slow things down

tóngshǒu-tóngjiǎo

同手同脚

[同手同腳]

clumsy; uncoordinated

nièshǒunièjiǎo

蹑手蹑脚

[躡手躡腳]

to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

báifùmáojiǎoyàn

白腹毛脚燕

[白腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum)

lì'ěrduǎnjiǎobēi

栗耳短脚鹎

[栗耳短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)

jīqìjiǎotàchē

机器脚踏车

[機器腳踏車]

(dialect) motorcycle
abbr. to 機車／机车 (jīchē)

hēijiǎoxìntiānwēng

黑脚信天翁

[黑腳信天翁]

(bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes)

shòujiǎolèikǒnglóng

兽脚类恐龙

[獸腳類恐龍]

theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group)
suborder Theropoda within order Saurischia containing carnivorous dinosaurs

shǒujiǎobùgānjìng

手脚不干净

[手腳不乾淨]

thieving
light-fingered
prone to stealing

lìbèiduǎnjiǎobēi

栗背短脚鹎

[栗背短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)

dānjiǎohuáxíngchē

单脚滑行车

[單腳滑行車]

scooter

huángjiǎosānzhǐchún

黄脚三趾鹑

[黃腳三趾鶉]

(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)

hēichìchángjiǎoyù

黑翅长脚鹬

[黑翅長腳鷸]

(bird species of China) black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus)

hóngjiǎokǔ'èniǎo

红脚苦恶鸟

[紅腳苦惡鳥]

(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)

lüchìduǎnjiǎobēi

绿翅短脚鹎

[綠翅短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)

huīyǎnduǎnjiǎobēi

灰眼短脚鹎

[灰眼短腳鵯]

(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)

jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán

脚踏两只船

[腳踏兩隻船]

to have a foot in both camps
to have a bet each way
to be having an affair

jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán

脚踩两只船

[腳踩兩隻船]

see 腳踏兩隻船／脚踏两只船 (jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán)

línshíbàofójiǎo

临时抱佛脚

[臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
making a hasty last-minute effort

lüjiǎoshānzhègū

绿脚山鹧鸪

[綠腳山鷓鴣]

(bird species of China) green-legged partridge (Arborophila chloropus)

jiǎotàliǎngtiáochuán

脚踏两条船

[腳踏兩條船]

lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom)
fig. to have it both ways
to run after two hares
(especially) to have two lovers at the same time

yānfùmáojiǎoyàn

烟腹毛脚燕

[煙腹毛腳燕]

(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)

Bǎiyóu Jiǎogēnzhīzhōu

柏油脚跟之州

[柏油腳跟之州]

Tar Heel state

lán'échángjiǎodìqú

蓝额长脚地鸲

[藍額長腳地鴝]

(bird species of China) blue-fronted robin (Cinclidium frontale)

jiǎozhèngbùpàxiéwāi

脚正不怕鞋歪

[腳正不怕鞋歪]

lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe
an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom)

yībùyīgèjiǎoyìn

一步一个脚印

[一步一個腳印]

one step, one footprint (idiom); steady progress
reliable

ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo

矮脚白花蛇利草

[矮腳白花蛇利草]

see 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)

guāngjiǎodebùpàchuānxiéde

光脚的不怕穿鞋的

[光腳的不怕穿鞋的]

lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power

bānshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

搬石头砸自己的脚

[搬石頭砸自己的腳]

to move a stone and stub one's toe
to shoot oneself in the foot (idiom)

bānqǐshítouzázìjǐdejiǎo

搬起石头砸自己的脚

[搬起石頭砸自己的腳]

to crush one's own foot while trying to maneuver a rock (to a cliff edge, to drop on one's enemy) (idiom)
hoisted by one's own petard

tóutòngyītóu,jiǎotòngyījiǎo

头痛医头，脚痛医脚

[頭痛醫頭，腳痛醫腳]

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
reactive (rather than proactive)

píngshíbùshāoxiāng,línshíbàofójiǎo

平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚

[平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳]

lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
doing things at the last minute
to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)