寸兵尺铁 — “Refers to a very small or negligible military force or armed strength”
寸兵尺铁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a very small or negligible military force or armed strength”. Meager military resources. Literally, “An inch of soldier, a foot of iron”.
寸兵尺铁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
寸兵尺铁 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 寸兵尺铁
Idioms Related to 寸兵尺铁
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- cùn寸sī丝bù不guà挂stark naked
- cùn寸sī丝bàn半sù粟something extremely small or insignificant
- cùn寸lì利bì必dé得haggle over every penny
- cùn寸shàn善piàn片cháng长slight merits or small good qualities
- cùn寸tǔ土bù不ràng让not yield an inch of ground
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺dì地a tiny piece of land
- cùn寸tǔ土chǐ尺jīn金land is exceedingly precious and profitable
- cùn寸tǔ土bì必zhēng争Contend for every inch
- cùn寸dì地chǐ尺tiān天a tiny patch of land and a sliver of sky
- cùn寸xīn心bù不mèi昧maintain a clear conscience
- cùn寸xīn心qiān千gǔ古A small heart with eternal insight
- cùn寸xīn心rú如gē割heart torn apart
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What does 寸兵尺铁 mean?
寸兵尺铁 (cùn bīng chǐ tiě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a very small or negligible military force or armed strength”.
How do you pronounce 寸兵尺铁?
寸兵尺铁 is pronounced cùn bīng chǐ tiě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寸兵尺铁 literally mean?
Literally, 寸兵尺铁 means “an inch of soldier, a foot of iron”. It is used to mean “refers to a very small or negligible military force or armed strength”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寸兵尺铁?
比喻微小的武力。