Dictionary - results for 寸

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
寸	寸	cùn	- a unit of length - inch - thumb
公寸	公寸	gōngcùn	- decimeter
分寸	分寸	fēncun	- propriety - appropriate behavior - proper speech or action - within the norms
寸口	寸口	cùnkǒu	- location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
寸晷	寸晷	cùnguǐ	- see 寸陰\|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
寸脉	寸脈	cùnmài	- pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
寸阴	寸陰	cùnyīn	- a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
尺寸	尺寸	chǐcun	- size - dimension - measurement
方寸	方寸	fāngcùn	- square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm) - heart - mind
英寸	英寸	yīngcùn	- inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
头寸	頭寸	tóucùn	- money market
寸口脉	寸口脈	cùnkǒumài	- pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
惜寸阴	惜寸陰	xīcùnyīn	- to cherish every moment - to make good use of one's time
没分寸	沒分寸	méifēncùn	- inappropriate - bad-mannered
量尺寸	量尺寸	liángchǐcùn	- to measure sb's height
寸步不离	寸步不離	cùnbùbùlí	- to follow somebody closely; to keep close to (idiom)
寸步难移	寸步難移	cùnbùnányí	- see 寸步難行\|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
寸步难行	寸步難行	cùnbùnánxíng	- unable to move a single step (idiom) - to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
寸草不生	寸草不生	cùncǎobùshēng	- lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) - fig. barren
尺寸过大	尺寸過大	chǐcunguòdà	- oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
尺短寸长	尺短寸長	chǐduǎncùncháng	- abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長\|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
得寸进尺	得寸進尺	décùnjìnchǐ	- lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains - give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
手无寸铁	手無寸鐵	shǒuwúcùntiě	- lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
柔肠寸断	柔腸寸斷	róuchángcùnduàn	- lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short - broken-hearted (idiom)
标准尺寸	標準尺寸	biāozhǔnchǐcùn	- gauge
聊表寸心	聊表寸心	liáobiǎocùnxīn	- (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings
肝肠寸断	肝腸寸斷	gānchángcùnduàn	- lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); broken hearted - all cut up
鼠目寸光	鼠目寸光	shǔmùcùnguāng	- short-sighted
三寸不烂之舌	三寸不爛之舌	sāncùnbùlànzhīshé	- to have a silver tongue - to have the gift of the gab
一寸光阴一寸金	一寸光陰一寸金	yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn	- lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) - fig. free time is to be treasured
寸金难买寸光阴	寸金難買寸光陰	cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn	- An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. - Time is precious.
尺有所短，寸有所长	尺有所短，寸有所長	chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng	- 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
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴	一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰	yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn,cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn	- lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) - fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.