没脚蟹，寸步难行沒腳蟹，寸步難行沒腳蟹，寸步難行

a crab with no legs: can't move even one inch

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes being stuck, where any movement is very hard, or someone in a predicament who can do nothing.

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Simplified: 没脚蟹，寸步难行
Traditional (Taiwan): 沒腳蟹，寸步難行
Pinyin: méijiǎoxiè, cùnbùnánxíng
Bopomofo: ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝˋ，ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

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寸(cùn)步(bù)难(nán)行(xíng)unable to move a single step

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