A broken inch of paper
Duancunzhi, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du à NJI à NC à nzh à, meaning incomplete painting and calligraphy. It's from Hua Ji.
The origin of Idioms
"The collection of ancient paintings can be cherished if there is no paper left in it," Volume I of painting inheritance by Deng Chun of Song Dynasty
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in painting and calligraphy, etc.
A broken inch of paper
one who , though retaining family ties , observes all the monastic rules - zài jiā chū jiā
The dike of a thousand miles is broken in the ant nest - qiān lǐ zhī dī,kuì yú yǐ xuè
phoenix coronet and robes of rank - fèng guān xiá pèi