原地踏步
jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6yuán dì tà bù
English
- to mark time (military)
- to make no headway
- to mark time
- to make no progress
粵語 — Cantonese
- 喺一個幾呎大嘅位置入面,兩隻腳不停互相提起
- 停留係同一個位置,指件事冇進展或者冇進步
Examples
原地踏步可以減肥。
Marking time can help one lose weight. ----
你再原地踏步,就會俾人超越。
If you're just spinning your wheels, others are going to surpass you.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk