寸
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Definitions
- 1. a unit of length
- 2. inch
- 3. thumb
Words Containing 寸
propriety
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
fig. free time is to be treasured
to have a silver tongue
decimeter
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
see 寸陰|寸阴[cùn yīn]
(idiom) not to yield an inch
to follow sb closely (idiom)
see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng]
unable to move a single step (idiom)
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
Time is precious.
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
(male hair style) crew cut
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
to cherish every moment
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
(idiom) to become agitated
(idiom) confused
buzz cut (hairstyle)
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
gauge
inappropriate
(of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
to take sb's measurements
money market
short-sighted
propriety