粵

原jyun4地dei6踏daap6步bou6

jyun4 dei6 daap6 bou6yuán dì tà bù

English

  1. to mark time (military)
  2. to make no headway
  3. to mark time
  4. to make no progress

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺一個幾呎大嘅位置入面,兩隻腳不停互相提起
  2. 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

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