寸 (cyun3 | cun4) : inch; small; [粵] arrogant

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寸

cyun3

cun4

[1] inch; measure of length [2] very small/little/short [3] [粵] slang: arrogant; cocky

Stroke count: 3

Level: 3

Radical: 寸 (#41)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

寸

Don't confuse with:
才

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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尺寸 cek3 cyun3 chi3 cun5 = measurement; dimensions; size; magnitude; measure; bigness; fitting

分寸 fan1 cyun3 fen1 cun4 = sense of propriety

寸草不生 cyun3 cou2 bat1 saang1 cun4 cao3 bu4 sheng1 = not even a blade of grass grows

公寸 gung1 cyun3 gong1 cun4 = decimeter

標準尺寸 biu1 zeon2 cek3 cyun3 biao1 zhun3 chi3 cun4 = gauge

尺寸的 cek3 cyun3 dik1 chi3 cun4 de5 = dimensional 國

尺寸不足 cek3 cyun3 bat1 zuk1 chi3 cun4 bu4 zu2 = undersize 國

英寸 jing1 cyun3 ying1 cun4 = an English/imperial inch

寸步不離 cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 cun4 bu4 bu4 li2 = to stay close to; stay within close distance to; not even leave a step

三寸釘 saam1 cyun3 deng1 = small in stature (like a dwarf, lit., "three inch nail")
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Showing all 4 examples containing 寸

我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國
I want you to take my chest measurement.

我俾佢寸爆粵
I was left speechless by his sarcasm.

佢出咗名寸嘴粵
He's known for his sharp tongue.

一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
Time is as valuable as gold. However, one cannot buy time with gold.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 寸
Unicode code for this character: U+5BF8 (off-site link)

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