腳踏實地 [脚－实－]

Jyutping goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6
Pinyin jiǎo tà shí dì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy
  2. steady and serious character
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    做​嘢​踏實​認真​，​唔​會​幻想​一​啲​冇​可能​發​生​嘅​事​發​生
    to do something by practical means; literally: to have one's feet stepped on solid ground
    • 你唔好望自己中六合彩喇，腳踏實地揾返工做啦。
      你唔好望自己中六合彩喇，脚踏实地揾返工做啦。
      nei5 m4 hou2 mong6 zi6 gei2 zung3 luk6 hap6 coi2 laa3, goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6 wan2 faan1 gung1 zou6 laa1.
      Don't dream of winning the Mark Six. Be practical, get yourself a job.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have one's feet on the ground; to be realistic and steady
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我是个脚踏实地的人。
    我是個腳踏實地的人。
    wǒ shì gè jiǎo tà shí dì de rén 。
    • I have my feet firmly planted on the ground.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好望自己中六合彩喇，脚踏实地揾返工做啦。
    你唔好望自己中六合彩喇，腳踏實地揾返工做啦。
    nei5 m4 hou2 mong6 zi6 gei2 zung3 luk6 hap6 coi2 laa3, goek3 daap6 sat6 dei6 wan2 faan1 gung1 zou6 laa1.
    • Don't dream of winning the Mark Six. Be practical, get yourself a job.