踏腳石 [－脚－]

Jyutping daap6 goek3 sek6
Pinyin tà jiǎo shí

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a stepping stone (a metaphor for someone who is being used as a stepping stone by others to reach their goals)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    通向​成功​嘅​手段​ ​（​量​詞​：​塊​）
    stepping-stone (used both literally and figuratively)
    • 嗰個有錢女？我當佢係踏腳石咋，唔會同佢結婚。
      𠮶个有钱女？我当佢系踏脚石咋，唔会同佢结婚。
      go2 go3 jau5 cin2 neoi2?ngo5 dong3 keoi5 hai6 daap6 goek3 sek6 zaa3, m4 wui5 tung4 keoi5 git3 fan1.
      That wealthy woman is nothing more than a stepping-stone to me. I'm not marrying her.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    𠮶个有钱女？我当佢系踏脚石咋，唔会同佢结婚。
    嗰個有錢女？我當佢係踏腳石咋，唔會同佢結婚。
    go2 go3 jau5 cin2 neoi2?ngo5 dong3 keoi5 hai6 daap6 goek3 sek6 zaa3, m4 wui5 tung4 keoi5 git3 fan1.
    • That wealthy woman is nothing more than a stepping-stone to me. I'm not marrying her.