寸步 [－－]

Jyutping cyun3 bou6
Pinyin cùn bù

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Tiny step, an inch of step
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively, literally
    tiny step; inch
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    出面狂风暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步难行。
    出面狂風暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步難行。
    ceot1 min6 kwong4 fung1 bou6 jyu5, gaai1 soeng6 min6 di1 hang4 jan4 cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4.
    • Pedestrians find it difficult to even walk under the storm.
  2. Cantonese
    经济低迷，新发展区嘅计划寸步难行。
    經濟低迷，新發展區嘅計劃寸步難行。
    ging1 zai3 dai1 mai4, san1 faat3 zin2 keoi1 ge3 gai3 waak6 cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4.
    • In this flagging economy, the development plans have ground to halt.
  3. Cantonese
    自从嫲嫲病咗之后，爷爷就寸步不离噉照顾佢。
    自從嫲嫲病咗之後，爺爺就寸步不離噉照顧佢。
    zi6 cung4 maa4 maa4 beng6 zo2 zi1 hau6,je4 je2 zau3 cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 gam2 ziu3 gu3 keoi5.
    • Ever since grandma got sick, grandpa look after her with great care.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    这条路三天两头的挖，坑坑洞洞的，真是寸步难行。政府种种严谨的法律，使得不肖的生意人，大叹寸步难行，再也不能任意剥削了。
    這條路三天兩頭的挖，坑坑洞洞的，真是寸步難行。政府種種嚴謹的法律，使得不肖的生意人，大嘆寸步難行，再也不能任意剝削了。
    zhè tiáo lù sān tiān liǎng tóu de wā ， kēng kēng dòng dòng de ， zhēn shì cùn bù nán xíng ． Ｚｈèｎｇｆǔ zhǒng zhǒng yán jǐn de fǎ lǜ ， shǐ dé bù xiào de shēng yì rén ， dà tàn cùn bù nán xíng ， zài yě bù néng rèn yì bō xuē le ．
    • They have been digging up this road for the last several days and it is full of potholes. It is really difficult to move forward.
      All kinds of strict government laws make it so that unscrupulous business people lament the fact that it is difficult for them to make headway. They can no longer prey on people at will