踩雷

Chinese

		to step on	landmine
trad. (踩雷)		踩	雷
simp. ^#(踩雷)		踩	雷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎiléi

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄟˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎiléi
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎiléi
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻai³-lei²
  - Yale: tsǎi-léi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaelei
  - Palladius: цайлэй (cajlɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    彩雷
    踩雷

Verb

踩⫽雷 (verb-object) (intransitive)

(literally) to step on a landmine
(figurative) to unintentionally choose a bad option from other potentially better options
(figurative) to do something illegal or high-risk

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