穿钉鞋拄拐棍,稳上加稳穿釘鞋拄拐棍,穩上加穩穿釘鞋拄拐棍,穩上加穩

wearing nailed shoes and leaning on a stick: steady on top of steady

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone who acts very solidly and cautiously. Approving.
Wordplay: 稳 (wěn) means both physically steady and safe or reliable in conduct.

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Simplified: 穿钉鞋拄拐棍,稳上加稳
Traditional (Taiwan): 穿釘鞋拄拐棍,穩上加穩
Pinyin: chuān dīngxié zhǔ guǎigùn,wěn shàng jiā wěn
Bopomofo: ㄔㄨㄢㄉㄧㄥㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄣˋ,ㄨㄣˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄨㄣˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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