diàn​jiǎo​shí

stepping stone

  • created reference approved 垫脚石/墊腳石 → 块/塊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垫脚石 / 墊腳石 diàn​jiǎo​shí

    块 / 塊 kuài

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 垫脚石/墊腳石 → 踏脚石/踏腳石 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垫脚石 / 墊腳石 diàn​jiǎo​shí

    踏脚石 / 踏腳石 tà​jiǎo​shí

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 垫脚石/墊腳石 · diàn​jiǎo​shí · stepping stone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    垫脚石 / 墊腳石

    diàn​jiǎo​shí

    stepping stone

    a stone placed on the ground to help someone mount a horse; (figurative) a person, thing, or event used as a means of advancement to a higher status or position

    垫脚 (literal) → 垫脚/墊腳 · diàn​jiǎo · to stand on tiptoe 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense