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不敢越雷池一步

bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6

bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

This word can not be used in Spoken Cantonese 國

Level: 3

不敢越雷池一步

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
敢 gam2 gan3 - dare; daring
越 jyut6 yue4 huo2 - exceed; go beyond; transgress
雷 leoi4 lei2 lei3 lei4 - thunder
池 ci4 chi2 tuo2 zhe2 - pool; pond; moat
一 jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2 - number one
步 bou6 bu4 - step, pace; fortune

This word was added by bybell on 19th Feb 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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