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寸步不離

寸步不離

See also: 寸步不离

Chinese

			not; no; (negative prefix)	to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from
trad. (寸步不離)		寸步	不	離
simp. (寸步不离)		寸步	不	离

Idiom

寸步不離

to tag; to follow closely

Etymology

Literally: don't part even by a tiny step

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): cùn bù bù lí

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun³ bou⁶ bat¹ lei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: cùn bù bù lí
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuenn buh bu li
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ li³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun³ bou⁶ bat¹ lei⁴
  - Yale: chyun bouh bāt lèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn³ bou⁶ bat⁷ lei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyːn³³ pou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ lei̯²¹/