jiá
跲
stumble; trip over one's words
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stumble; to trip (while walking); to have a verbal slip
literary这是一个文言/书面语用字，现代汉语中极少单独使用。其基本义为被绊倒，引申指言语失误、说错话。
Xíng行
lù路
bú不
shèn慎
，
suì遂
jiá跲
yú于
shí石
。
He walked carelessly and stumbled on a stone.
Yán言
duō多
bì必
shī失
，
kǒng恐
yǒu有
kǒu口
jiá跲
。
The more one speaks, the more likely one is to slip up in speech.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
zú足
jiá跲
”
yǔ与
“
kǒu口
jiá跲
”
zhī之
fēn分
。
In ancient texts, there is a distinction between 'stumbling with the feet' and 'stumbling with the mouth'.