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Keep Your Feet on the Ground

Be Down-to-Earth

 jiǎo tà shí dì
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腳踏實地 is a four-character proverb that suggests that you should be practical, realistic, and grounded.

Some translate this as a suggestion to be down-to-earth.

The first character means “feet.”
The second means “step on” or “stand.”
The third means “solid,” “real,” or “true.”
The last character means “ground,” “earth,” or “terra.”

Literally, this means “[keep your] Feet Standing [on] Solid Ground.”




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

腳踏實地


脚踏实地

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jiǎo tà shí dì
    jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4
chiao t`a shih ti
    chiao ta shih ti

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

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    bi4
pi
 chū
    いざり
both feet crippled; lame
(1) crawling on the ground; shuffling one one's knees; (2) (sensitive word) cripple
crippled

摺足

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 suriashi
    すりあし
(1) sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); (2) (sumo) moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

楽座

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 rakuza
    らくざ
(1) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 楽市楽座) free markets and open guilds; (2) way of sitting on the ground with the sole of both feet pressed together

蹴る

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 keru
    ける
(transitive verb) (1) (orig. ichidan verb) to kick; (transitive verb) (2) to refuse; to reject; (transitive verb) (3) to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

すり足

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 suriashi
    すりあし
(1) sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); (2) (sumo) moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

不動佛


不动佛

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bù dòng fó
    bu4 dong4 fo2
pu tung fo
 Fudō Butsu
不動如來; 阿閦鞞 or 阿閦婆, Akṣobhya, one of the 五智如來 Five Wisdom, or Dhyāni-Buddhas, viz., Vairocana, Akṣobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, and Amoghasiddhi. He is especially worshipped by the Shingon sect, as a disciple of Vairocana. As Amitābha is Buddha in the western heavens, so Akṣobhya is Buddha in the eastern heaven of Abhirati, the realm of joy, hence he is styled 善快 or 妙喜, also 無瞋恚 free from anger. His cult has existed since the Han dynasty, see the Akṣobhya-Tathāgatasya-vyūha. He is first mentioned in the prajnapāramitā sutra, then in the Lotus, where he is the first of the sixteen sons of Mahābhijñā-jñānabhibhu. His dhyāni-bodhisattva is Vajrapāṇi. His appearance is variously described, but he generally sits on a lotus, feet crossed, soles upward, left hand closed holding robe, right hand fingers extended touching ground calling it as color is pale gold, some say blue a vajra is before him. His esoteric word is Hum; his element the air, his human form Kanakamuni, v. 拘. Jap. Ashuku, Fudo, and Mudo; Tib. mi-bskyod-pa, mi-'khrugs-pa (mintug-pa); Mong. Ülü küdelükci. v. 不動明王.

摺り足

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 suriashi
    すりあし
(1) sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); (2) (sumo) moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)

どうどう

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 dododou / dododo
    ドゥドウ
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground; (interjection) (2) (See どう) whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.); (personal name) Dudow

二十億耳


二十亿耳

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èr shí yì ěr
    er4 shi2 yi4 er3
erh shih i erh
 Nijūoku ni
Sroṇakoṭīviṁśa. Defined as the most zealous of Śākyamuni's disciples, who became an arhat. Having lived in a heaven for ninety-one kalpas, where his feet did not touch the ground, he was born with hair on his soles two inches long, an omen which led his father and brothers to endow him with twenty kotis of ounces of gold, hence this name. v. 智度論 22.

宙を飛ぶ

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 chuuotobu / chuotobu
    ちゅうをとぶ
(exp,v5b) (1) to fly through the air; (exp,v5b) (2) to run so fast that one's feet barely touch the ground

腳不沾地


脚不沾地

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jiǎo bù zhān dì
    jiao3 bu4 zhan1 di4
chiao pu chan ti
feet not touching the ground (idiom); to run like the wind

地に足がつく

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 chiniashigatsuku
    ちにあしがつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

地に足が付く

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 chiniashigatsuku
    ちにあしがつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

地に足が着く

see styles
 chiniashigatsuku
    ちにあしがつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

足を地に付けて

see styles
 ashiochinitsukete
    あしをちにつけて
(expression) with steady steps; with one's feet planted on the ground

Variations:
どうどう
ドードー

 doudou; doodoo / dodo; doodoo
    どうどう; ドードー
(adv-to,adv) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground; (interjection) (2) (See どう) whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.)

Variations:
すり足
摺り足
摺足

 suriashi
    すりあし
(1) sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); (2) {sumo} moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground

Variations:
踏ん張る
踏んばる

 funbaru
    ふんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); (v5r,vi) (2) to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself

Variations:
足ずり
足摺り
足摺(io)

 ashizuri
    あしずり
(n,vs,vi) stamping one's feet (in anger, frustration, etc.); scuffing the ground

Variations:
踏ん張る
踏んばる(sK)

 funbaru
    ふんばる
(v5r,vi) (1) to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); (v5r,vi) (2) to hold out; to persist; to make an effort; to exert oneself

Variations:
地に足がつく
地に足が着く
地に足が付く

 chiniashigatsuku
    ちにあしがつく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Keep Your Feet on the Ground腳踏實地
脚踏实地
jiǎo tà shí dì
jiao3 ta4 shi2 di4
jiao ta shi di
jiaotashidi
chiao t`a shih ti
chiaotashihti
chiao ta shih ti
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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