不敢越雷池一步
Traditional form:
不敢越雷池一步
Pinyin (reading):
bùgǎnyuè Léichíyībù
Definitions:
- dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
Characters:
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 敢 - bold, brave; to dare, to venture
- 越 - to exceed, to surpass, to transcend
- 雷 - thunder; surname
- 池 - pool, pond; moat; cistern
- 一 - one; a, an; alone
- 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
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