躞蹀

xièdié
to walk with a mincing gait

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to walk in a mincing gait; to walk with small steps
  2. to walk in a mincing gait; to walk with small steps

Wiktionary

  1. 小步行走的樣子。漢．卓文君〈白頭吟〉：「躞蹀御溝上，溝水東西流。」也作「踕蹀」、「踥蹀」。
  2. 馬行走的樣子。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 躞 xiè to walk
2 蹀 dié
  1. to tread on
  2. to stamp one's foot