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Jyutping jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6
Pinyin yuán dì tà bù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to mark time (military)
  2. to make no headway
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​一​個​幾​呎​大​嘅​位置​入面​,​兩​隻​腳​不停​互相​提起
    to mark time
    • 原地踏步可以減肥。
      原地踏步可以减肥。
      jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6 ho2 ji5 gaam2 fei4.
      Marking time can help one lose weight.
  2. 動詞
    停留​係​同一​個​位置​,​指件​事​冇​進展​或者​冇​進步
    to make no progress
    • 你再原地踏步,就會俾人超越。
      你再原地踏步,就会俾人超越。
      nei5 zoi3 jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6, zau6 wui5 bei2 jan4 ciu1 jyut6.
      If you're just spinning your wheels, others are going to surpass you.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to make no progress
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    原地踏步可以减肥。
    原地踏步可以減肥。
    jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6 ho2 ji5 gaam2 fei4.
    • Marking time can help one lose weight.
  2. Cantonese
    你再原地踏步,就会俾人超越。
    你再原地踏步,就會俾人超越。
    nei5 zoi3 jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6, zau6 wui5 bei2 jan4 ciu1 jyut6.
    • If you're just spinning your wheels, others are going to surpass you.
  3. Cantonese
    原地踏步
    原地踏步
    jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6
    • to mark time