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寸步難移

简寸步难移 · 繁寸步難移

Mandarin · pinyin cùn bù nán yí

see 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng

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寸: cùn · inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
步: bù · step, pace; walk, stroll
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移: yí · change place, shift; move about
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable

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4–4–2–2 · cun4 bu4 nan2 yi2

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