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寸
cùn
Description
"寸"是一个很小的长度单位，一寸大概是三厘米多一点。
"寸" is a very small unit of length, about a little over three centimeters.
我们也常用它来说很短、很小的东西，比如"一寸光阴一寸金"。
We also often use it to describe very short or small things, for example, "an inch of time is an inch of gold."
Meanings
寸cùn
cun, a Chinese unit of length (~3.3 cm)
这条鱼有十寸长。
This fish is ten inches long.
寸cùn
very small or short; tiny amount
他寸步都不肯让。
He won't give an inch.
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Notes
- Etymology
ancient measure, one 寸 is one tenth of a 尺 (chǐ).
- Nuance
often figurative for something extremely small, as in 寸步 (a tiny step).
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