寸 (cùn) — (classifier) Chinese inch (approx. 3.33 cm, 1/10 of a Chinese foot)
Definition
寸 (cùn) is a traditional Chinese unit of length, about 3.3 cm — used in fixed phrases and idioms today, not everyday measurement. 拇指 ('thumb') was the original reference, but the words are unrelated now.
classifier
Chinese inch (approx. 3.33 cm, 1/10 of a Chinese foot)
Examples
- 寸。Zhè kuài bù cháng yí cùn.This piece of cloth is one cun long.
- 寸。Nà miàn qiáng kuān sān cùn.That wall is three cun wide.
- 寸。Tā tāo chū sān cùn cháng de dīng zi.He took out a three-cun-long nail.
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