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Enjoy free Chinese learning resources from us! This series covers idioms and proverbs, which are meaningful and useful in various scenarios. Let’s explore 「翹首企足」 and its usage below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「翹首企足」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Raise your head and stand on tiptoe. Describes eager expectation.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qiào shǒu qǐ zú

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

kiu2/kiu5 sau2 kei5 juk1

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