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越雷池一步
yuè​léi​chí​yī​bù

to overstep the bounds

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越雷池一步 yuè​léi​chí​yī​bù
to overstep the bounds
To cross a set limit or boundary; originally derived from a command for troops not to cross the 雷池 léi​chí river during the Jin dynasty

Frequency

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0.133 per million

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