- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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得寸进尺
得寸进尺
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
2 meanings#37059
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- ，。
He always gives an inch and takes a mile, never satisfied.
- 貳动verb
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
- 。
He always takes an inch and wants a mile.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 尸(body lying down; prone body)RADICAL
- 乚(hook; curve)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
得寸进尺
Traditional得寸進尺
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
2 meanings#37059
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- ，。
He always gives an inch and takes a mile, never satisfied.
- 貳动verb
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
- 。
He always takes an inch and wants a mile.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 寸(thumb; inch)ASSOCIATIVE
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 尸(body lying down; prone body)RADICAL
- 乚(hook; curve)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
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