市寸
shì cùn
Pinyin
Definition
市寸
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- cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (18)
一寸光阴一寸金
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
- 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
- 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
- 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
偶语弃市
- 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
寸土寸金
- 1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
- 1 (idiom) not to yield an inch