寸步难行

Traditional form:

寸步難行

Pinyin (reading):

cùnbùnánxíng

Definitions:

• unable to move a single step (idiom)
• to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

Characters:

• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 难 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional

Traditional characters:

• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 步 - walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
• 難 - hard, difficult, arduous; unable
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional