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不敢越雷池一步

Mandarin · pinyin bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù

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4–3–4–2–2–1–4 · bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4

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bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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