跟 heel / to follow closely / to go with / (of a woman) to marry sb / with / compared with / to / towards / and (joining two nouns) 脚 跟 jiǎo gēn heel 后 跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") 脚 后 跟 jiǎo hòu gēn heel 鞋 跟 xié gēn heel (of a shoe) 踵 to arrive / to follow / heel 死 穴 sǐ xué lethal point (acupuncture) / vulnerable spot / Achilles' heel 致 命 伤 zhì mìng shāng mortal wound / (fig.) fatal weakness / Achilles' heel 布 林 迪 西 Bù lín dí xī Brindisi, port city on southeast heel of Italy 奥 特 朗 托 Aò tè lǎng tuō Otranto city on the southeast heel of Italy 奥 特 朗 托 海 峡 Aò tè lǎng tuō Hǎi xiá Strait of Otranto between the heel of Italy and Albania 柏 油 腳 跟 之 州 bǎi yóu jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu Tar Heel state 观 衅 伺 隙 guān xìn sì xì lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) / fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points / to look for the Achilles' heel 跟 腱 gēn jiàn heel tendon of mammals / Achilles tendon 柏 油 脚 跟 之 州 Bǎi yóu Jiǎo gēn zhī zhōu Tar Heel state 罩 门 zhào mén Achilles' heel / chink in the armor 
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