- 彳(step; walk)
- 旦(dawn; morning)
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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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.
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
He always takes an inch and wants a mile.
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.
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
He always takes an inch and wants a mile.
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
Drawing a hand with a small dot marking the pulse-measurement point represents the unit of measurement called a cun.
To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
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