舉步維艱 (geoi2 bou6 wai4 gaan1) — have great difficulty to walk in Cantonese
geoiˊ²舉bouˍ₆步waiˎ₄維gaanˉ¹艱简 举步维艰
Mandarin Pinyin: ju3 bu4 wei2 jian1
Meaning of 舉步維艱
nounhave great difficulty to walk
nounface difficulties each and every step; have difficulty taking a step forward