An inch of foot and a foot of foot
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù NT í ch ǐ Ji ā n, which means accepting small bribes. It comes from the poetry of Meicun.
The origin of Idioms
Wu Weiye of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the poetry of Meicun: "corrupt officials let go without punishment, but every inch of their hooves and feet, they were often punished."
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; of small things.
An inch of foot and a foot of foot
despise the poor and curry favour with the rich - qī pín ài fù
cornpensate forthe shortage and leakage - bǔ quē shí yí
There are many evils in the world - è jí yíng zhǐ
Be willing to bow to the downwind - gān bài xià fēng