See 寸步難行 on Wiktionary
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"zh-pron": "tshùng pōu nâng kiâⁿ"
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"ipa": "/t͡sʰuŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pou¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/",
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"text": "這條路三天兩頭的挖，坑坑洞洞的，真是寸步難行。\n政府種種嚴謹的法律，使得不肖的生意人，大嘆寸步難行，再也不能任意剝削了。",
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