不敢越雷池一步

Chinese

		to not dare	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more		one step; a single step
simp. and trad. (不敢越雷池一步)		不敢	越	雷池	一步

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùgǎn yuè Léichí yībù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄧㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gam² jyut⁶ leoi⁴ ci⁴ jat¹ bou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùgǎn yuè Léichí yībù [Phonetic: bùgǎn yuè Léichí yíbù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄟˊ ㄔˊ ㄧㄅㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4gaan yueh Leichyr yi1buh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ka̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵¹ leɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ gam² jyut⁶ leoi⁴ ci⁴ jat¹ bou⁶
  - Yale: bāt gám yuht lèuih chìh yāt bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gam² jyt⁹ loey⁴ tsi⁴ jat⁷ bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ gem² yud⁶ lêu⁴ qi⁴ yed¹ bou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ jyːt̚² lɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰiː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pou̯²²/

Idiom

不敢越雷池一步

to dare not go one step beyond the limit; to stay strictly within bounds

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