寸步難行 [－－难－]

Jyutping cyun3 bou6 naan4 haang4
Pinyin cùn bù nán xíng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    連行​一寸​路​都​好困​難
    even taking a step is difficult
    • 出面狂風暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步難行。
      出面狂风暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步难行。
      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. 語句
    比喻​處境​艱難
    to be in a difficult, stagnating situation
    • 經濟低迷，新發展區嘅計劃寸步難行。
      经济低迷，新发展区嘅计划寸步难行。
      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.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

寸步難行 [－－难－]

Jyutping cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4
Pinyin cùn bù nán xíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    連行​一寸​路​都​好困​難
    even taking a step is difficult
    • 出面狂風暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步難行。
      出面狂风暴雨，街上面啲行人寸步难行。
      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. 語句
    比喻​處境​艱難
    to be in a difficult, stagnating situation
    • 經濟低迷，新發展區嘅計劃寸步難行。
      经济低迷，新发展区嘅计划寸步难行。
      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.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    cannot walk a step
  2. phrase, idiomatic
    difficult to move forward; difficult to make headway
    • 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。
      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。
      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
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.
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