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不敢越雷池一步 (bat1 gam2 jyut6 leoi4 ci4 jat1 bou6) — dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit in Cantonese

batˉ¹不gamˊ²敢jyutˍ₆越leoiˎ₄雷ciˎ₄池jatˉ¹一bouˍ₆步
Mandarin Pinyin: bu4 gan3 yue4 lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4

Meaning of 不敢越雷池一步

noundare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

Characters in 不敢越雷池一步

不bat1
not; no; un-
敢gam2
daring; brave; courageous
越jyut6
exceed; overstep; go beyond
雷leoi4
thunder
池ci4
pool; pond; moat
一jat1
one; a; an; the
步bou6
a Chinese family name

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