舉步維艱

Chinese

		to stride forward	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension	difficult; hard; hardship
trad. (舉步維艱)		舉步	維	艱
simp. (举步维艰)		举步	维	艰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jǔbùwéijiān

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² bou⁶ wai⁴ gaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jǔbùwéijiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeubuhweijian
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: geoi² bou⁶ wai⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: géui bouh wàih gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goey² bou⁶ wai⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêu² bou⁶ wei⁴ gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ pou̯²² wɐi̯²¹ käːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

舉步維艱

difficult to move forward; difficult to make progress

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