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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1寸 寸 cùncun4a unit of length; inch; thumb
2方寸大乱 方寸大亂 fāng cùn dà luànfang1 cun4 da4 luan4(idiom) to become agitated; to get worked up
3寸晷 寸晷 cùn guǐcun4 gui3see 寸阴
4得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐde2 cun4 jin4 chi3lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
5寸阴是惜 寸陰是惜 cùn yīn shì xīcun4 yin1 shi4 xi1Be careful of one's time. (idiom)
6寸阴 寸陰 cùn yīncun4 yin1a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
7原尺寸 原尺寸 yuán chǐ cùnyuan2 chi3 cun4Original size
8寸土 寸土 cùn tǔcun4 tu3An inch of land
9寸头 寸頭 cùn tóucun4 tou2(male hair style) crew cut; butch cut
10寸脉 寸脈 cùn màicun4 mai4pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
11寸禄 寸祿 cùn lùcun4 lu4modest salary
12寸口脉 寸口脈 cùn kǒu màicun4 kou3 mai4pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
13寸口 寸口 cùn kǒucun4 kou3location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
14寸金难买寸光阴 寸金難買寸光陰 cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīncun4 jin1 nan2 mai3 cun4 guang1 yin1An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.
15标准尺寸 標準尺寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùnbiao1 zhun3 chi3 cun4gauge
16寸尺不存 寸尺不存 cùn chǐ bù cúncun4 chi3 bu4 cun2Nothing was saved. (idiom)
17寸草不生 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēngcun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren
18寸草不如 寸草不如 cùn cǎo bù rúcun4 cao3 bu4 ru2to be not worth a straw (idiom)
19寸步难移 寸步難移 cùn bù nán yícun4 bu4 nan2 yi2see 寸步难行
20寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíngcun4 bu4 nan2 xing2unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
21寸步不让 寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràngcun4 bu4 bu4 rang4(idiom) not to yield an inch
22寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lícun4 bu4 bu4 li2to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to
23寸步 寸步 cùn bùcun4 bu4An inch of foot
24愁肠寸断 愁腸寸斷 chóu cháng cùn duànchou2 chang2 cun4 duan4gut-wrenching sadness (idiom)
25尺有所短,寸有所长 尺有所短,寸有所長 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ chángchi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2lit. 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