| 釋義 |
寸cùnⅠ ? （長度單位） cun,a unit of length (=1/3 decimetre) Ⅱ ? （極短或極小） very little;very short;small: ～ 功 small contribution;meagre achievement；～ 進 a little progress Ⅲ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 居敬 Cun Jujing
◆寸步 a tiny step;a single step；
寸步不讓 not to yield a (single) step;dispute every inch of ground;fight every inch of the way;give not an inch;hold one's ground;not to make the slightest concession;never to give away one inch;refuse to budge an inch;refuse to yield an inch；
寸步不離 follow sb. closely;keep close to;not let sb. out of one's sight;not to [never] move a step from;not to leave sb. by a foot [an inch];not to leave sb. at any time；
寸步難行 be difficult for sb. to move a single step — can't do anything;difficult to move even one step;cannot go a step;cannot move a single step;find it extremely hard to make a single move;forced into a strait;unable to move a tiny step;unable to do a thing;unable to move one inch forward；
寸草不留 complete devastation (of land);be devastated;be left in complete devastation;leave not even a blade of grass;not to leave even a blade of grass；
寸草春暉 a blade of grass to repay the spring brightness — to be said of greatness of maternal love;repay maternal love with one's gratitude；
寸斷 be broken up into very short pieces；
寸關(guān)尺 {中醫(yī)} cun,guan and chi,three places at the wrist where the pulse is usually taken；
寸金難買寸光陰 [諺] An inch of gold will not buy an inch of time.;Money can't buy time.;Time is more precious than gold.；
寸進 inching；
寸土必爭 fight for every inch of land;contest every inch of ground;dispute every inch of one's ground;Even an inch of land has to be fought for.；
寸心 feelings；
寸陰 [書] time indicated by a shadow moving a cun — a very short time |