脚 ㄐㄧㄠ ˇ jiǎo 踏 ㄊㄚ ˋ tà 实 ㄕ ˊ shí 地 ㄉㄧ ˋ dì 腳 ㄐㄧㄠ ˇ jiǎo 踏 ㄊㄚ ˋ tà 實 ㄕ ˊ shí 地 ㄉㄧ ˋ dì to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy steady and serious character