cùn
寸 (cùn) is a Chinese word meaning “a unit of length; inch; thumb”.
Meanings
- 1a unit of length
- 2inch
- 3thumb
- Part of speech
- measure word
Related words
英寸inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)尺寸size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)手无寸铁lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless得寸进尺lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains寸步不离to follow sb closely (idiom)分寸propriety寸步难行unable to move a single step (idiom)寸草不生(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation方寸square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)鼠目寸光short-sighted肝肠寸断lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)寸头(male hair style) crew cut