See also: 寸步难行

Chinese

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tiny step; inch
disaster; distress; to scold
disaster; distress; to scold; difficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
 
to go; to do; capable
to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
 
trad. (寸步難行) 寸步
simp. (寸步难行) 寸步
Literally: “difficult to move one tiny step”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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寸步難行

  1. cannot walk a step
  2. difficult to move forward; difficult to make headway

Derived terms

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