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寸cùn
  1. a unit of length; inch; thumb

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寸口cùn kǒu

location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

寸头cùn tóu

(male hair style) crew cut; butch cut

寸晷cùn guǐ

see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]

寸脉cùn mài

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸阴cùn yīn

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

寸口脉cùn kǒu mài

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸土寸金cùn tǔ cùn jīn

land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

寸步不离cùn bù bù lí

to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to

寸步不让cùn bù bù ràng

(idiom) not to yield an inch

寸步难移cùn bù nán yí

see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]

寸步难行cùn bù nán xíng

unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

寸草不生cùn cǎo bù shēng

(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation

寸金难买寸光阴cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time.; Time is precious.

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