| 不敢越雷池一步 |
bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù |
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 敢 |
gǎn |
to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture |
| 越 |
Yuè |
generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods / abbr. for Vietnam 越南 |
| 越 |
yuè |
to exceed / to climb over / to surpass / the more... the more |
| 雷 |
Léi |
surname Lei |
| 雷 |
léi |
thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine / (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) |
| 池 |
Chí |
surname Chi |
| 池 |
chí |
pond / reservoir / moat |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 步 |
Bù |
surname Bu |
| 步 |
bù |
a step / a pace / walk / march / stages in a process / situation |