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sometimes an inch may prove long

Time: 2022-01-30 22:25:41 Author: ChinaWiki.net

sometimes an inch may prove long

The Chinese idiom C ù NY ǒ usu ǒ ch á ng, which refers to ordinary people or things, also has its advantages. It's from Buju.

The origin of Idioms

Chu Quyuan in the Warring States Period: "a man's feet are short and every inch is strong. Wisdom is not clear, number is not caught, God is not

Idiom usage

But the ancients said, "a ruler has a short point, an inch has a strong point." As long as we are loyal to help Chuang Wang, there will always be something useful. (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 48)

sometimes an inch may prove long


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