Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "寸" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "寸" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
cùn
Definition
a unit of length / inch / thumb
size / dimension / measurement
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
an inch / one inch / Issun
propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
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) / heart / mind
to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
having a sense of propriety / knowing how far to go and when to stop
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren