「寸步難行」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 cyun3 bou6 naan4 haang4
Individual
Character Meaning:
寸 inch; to humiliate; to provoke; arrogant; condescending
步 step; stage; phase
難 difficult; disaster; hard; catastrophe; calamity; suffering; generally, trouble
行 to walk; profession; behaviour; okay; a line; a row; trip; performance; action; industry; perfunctory; "hong"; a shop; a firm; to browse; to move; to adopt; to take; dry
Part of Speech: expression
Explanation:
  • even taking a step is difficult
    (Cant.) 出ceot1面min6狂kwong4風fung1暴bou6雨jyu5,街gaai1上soeng6面min6啲di1行hang4人jan4寸cyun3步bou6難naan4行hang4。
    (Eng.) Pedestrians find it difficult to even walk under the storm.

  • to be in a difficult, stagnating situation
    (Cant.) 經ging1濟zai3低dai1迷mai4,新san1發faat3展zin2區keoi1嘅ge3計gai3劃waak6寸cyun3步bou6難naan4行hang4。
    (Eng.) In this flagging economy, the development plans have ground to halt.

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