寸晷
cùn guǐ
Pinyin

Definition

寸晷
 - 
cùn guǐ
  1. see 寸陰|寸阴[cùn yīn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

cùn
  1. 1 a unit of length
  2. 2 inch
  3. 3 thumb
fēn cun
  1. 1 propriety
  2. 2 appropriate behavior
  3. 3 proper speech or action
  4. 4 within the norms
cùn bù nán xíng
  1. 1 unable to move a single step (idiom)
  2. 2 to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
chǐ cun
  1. 1 size
  2. 2 dimension
  3. 3 measurement
fāng cùn
  1. 1 square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
  2. 2 heart
  3. 3 mind

Idioms (16)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
  1. 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
cùn bù bù ràng
  1. 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch
寸步不离
cùn bù bù lí
  1. 1 to follow sb closely (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep close to