不敢越雷池一步 in English bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4 Meaning

Meanings

• dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

Pinyin

bu4 gan3 yue4 Lei2 chi2 yi1 bu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 敢gan3to dare 越yue4generic word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods 雷lei2surname Lei 池chi2surname Chi 一yi1one 步bu4surname Bu