踏踏實實

Chinese

		step on	step on	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (踏踏實實)		踏	踏	實	實
simp. (踏踏实实)		踏	踏	实	实
AABB-type reduplication of 踏實／踏实 (tāshi).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tātāshíshí, tātāshīshī

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄚㄊㄚㄕˊ ㄕˊ, ㄊㄚㄊㄚㄕㄕ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daap⁶ daap⁶ sat⁶ sat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tātāshíshí → tātashíshí (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄚㄊㄚㄕˊ ㄕˊ → ㄊㄚ ˙ㄊㄚㄕˊ ㄕˊ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tatåshíhshíh
  - Wade–Giles: tʻa¹-tʻa⁵-shih²-shih²
  - Yale: tā-ta-shŕ-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ta.tashyrshyr
  - Palladius: таташиши (tatašiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/ → /tʰä⁵⁵ tʰä² ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tātāshīshī → tātashīshī (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄚㄊㄚㄕㄕ → ㄊㄚ ˙ㄊㄚㄕㄕ (toneless variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tatåshihshih
  - Wade–Giles: tʻa¹-tʻa⁵-shih¹-shih¹
  - Yale: tā-ta-shr̄-shr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ta.tashyshy
  - Palladius: таташиши (tatašiši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰä⁵⁵ tʰä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ → /tʰä⁵⁵ tʰä² ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daap⁶ daap⁶ sat⁶ sat⁶
  - Yale: daahp daahp saht saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁹ daap⁹ sat⁹ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dab⁶ dab⁶ sed⁶ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːp̚² taːp̚² sɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

Adverb

踏踏實實

Emphatic form of 踏實／踏实 (tāshi).
今天晚上我總算可以踏踏實實睡個覺。 [MSC, trad.]
今天晚上我总算可以踏踏实实睡个觉。 [MSC, simp.]
Jīntiān wǎnshang wǒ zǒngsuàn kěyǐ tātāshíshí shuì ge jiào. [Pinyin]
I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight.