英寸 yīngcùn, inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) 寸 cùn, a unit of length/inch/thumb 尺寸 chǐcun, size/dimension/measurement 手无寸铁 shǒuwúcùntiě, [手無寸鐵], lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless 得寸进尺 décùnjìnchǐ, [得寸進尺], lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains/give ... 寸步不离 cùnbùbùlí, [寸步不離], to follow sb closely (idiom)/to keep close to 分寸 fēncun, propriety/appropriate behavior/proper speech or action/within the norms 寸步难行 cùnbùnánxíng, [寸步難行], unable to move a single step (idiom)/to be in an (extremely) difficult situation 寸草不生 cùncǎobùshēng, lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)/fig. barren 方寸 fāngcùn, square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)/heart/mind 鼠目寸光 shǔmùcùnguāng, short-sighted 肝肠寸断 gānchángcùnduàn, [肝腸寸斷], lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)/fig. grief-stricken 寸头 cùntóu, [寸頭], (male hair style) crew cut/butch cut 寸步不让 cùnbùbùràng, [寸步不讓], (idiom) not to yield an inch 头寸 tóucùn, [頭寸], money market 寸土寸金 cùntǔcùnjīn, land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom) 一寸光阴一寸金 yīcùnguāngyīnyīcùnjīn, [一寸光陰一寸金], lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)/fig. free time is to... 三寸不烂之舌 sāncùnbùlànzhīshé, [三寸不爛之舌], to have a silver tongue/to have the gift of the gab 公寸 gōngcùn, decimeter 寸口 cùnkǒu, location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM 寸口脉 cùnkǒumài, [寸口脈], pulse taken at the wrist (TCM) 寸晷 cùnguǐ, see 寸陰|寸阴[cùn yīn] 寸步难移 cùnbùnányí, [寸步難移], see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cùn bù nán xíng] 寸脉 cùnmài, [寸脈], pulse taken at the wrist (TCM) 寸金难买寸光阴 cùnjīnnánmǎicùnguāngyīn, [寸金難買寸光陰], An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you ... 寸阴 cùnyīn, [寸陰], a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch... 尺寸过大 chǐcunguòdà, [尺寸過大], oversize (baggage, cargo etc) 尺有所短，寸有所长 chǐyǒusuǒduǎn,cùnyǒusuǒcháng, [尺有所短，寸有所長], lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suf... 尺短寸长 chǐduǎncùncháng, [尺短寸長], abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng] 市寸 shìcùn, cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter) 惜寸阴 xīcùnyīn, [惜寸陰], to cherish every moment/to make good use of one's time 方寸大乱 fāngcùndàluàn, [方寸大亂], (idiom) to become agitated/to get worked up 方寸已乱 fāngcùnyǐluàn, [方寸已亂], (idiom) confused/troubled/bewildered 柔肠寸断 róuchángcùnduàn, [柔腸寸斷], lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short/broken-hearted (idiom) 标准尺寸 biāozhǔnchǐcùn, [標準尺寸], gauge 没分寸 méifēncùn, [沒分寸], inappropriate/bad-mannered 聊表寸心 liáobiǎocùnxīn, (of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings 量尺寸 liángchǐcùn, to take sb's measurements