越雷池一步
yuè​léi​chí​yī​bù

to overstep the bounds

  • created sense approved 越雷池一步 · yuè​léi​chí​yī​bù · to overstep the bounds — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|雷池|lei2 chi2]] river during the Jin dynasty

    yuè​léi​chí​yí​bù

    越 (literal) → 越 · yuè · to jump over 雷池 (literal) → 雷池 · léi​chí · limit 一步 (literal) → 一步 · yī​bù · one step

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense