yī mǔ sān fēn dì

Traditional: 一畝三分地

一亩三分地 (yī mǔ sān fēn dì) is a Chinese word meaning “a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]; (fig.) one's turf”.

Meanings

  1. 1a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]
  2. 2(fig.) one's turf

Characters in 一亩三分地

一yī · one亩mǔ · classifier for fields三sān · three分fēn · to divide; to separate地de · -ly

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)地方region地方place; location; area; space; territory一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first

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