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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	尺度	尺度	chǐ dù	chi3 du4	scale; yardstick
2	尺	尺	chǐ	chi3	a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; Classifiers: 支
3	尺寸	尺寸	chǐ cun	chi3 cun5	size; dimension; measurement
4	尺寸过大	尺寸過大	chǐ cun guò dà	chi3 cun5 guo4 da4	oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
5	尺短寸长	尺短寸長	chǐ duǎn cùn cháng	chi3 duan3 cun4 chang2	abbr. for 尺有所短，尺有所短，寸有所长
6	尺骨	尺骨	chǐ gǔ	chi3 gu3	ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm
7	尺规	尺規	chǐ guī	chi3 gui1	ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
8	尺规作图	尺規作圖	chǐ guī zuò tú	chi3 gui1 zuo4 tu2	ruler and compass construction (geometry)
9	尺蠖	尺蠖	chǐ huò	chi3 huo4	looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm
10	尺蠖蛾	尺蠖蛾	chǐ huò é	chi3 huo4 e2	moth in family Geometridae
11	尺码	尺碼	chǐ mǎ	chi3 ma3	size; fitting (of apparel)
12	尺有所短，寸有所长	尺有所短，寸有所長	chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng	chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2	lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages
13	尺子	尺子	chǐ zi	chi3 zi5	rule; ruler (measuring instrument); Classifiers: 把