寸土尺金 — “Describes land that is exceedingly precious and highly profitable”
寸土尺金 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes land that is exceedingly precious and highly profitable”. Where even a small piece is worth a fortune. Literally, “An inch of land, a foot of gold”.
寸土尺金 Pronunciation and Pinyin
寸土尺金 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 寸土尺金
- 寸土寸金
More idioms starting with 寸
- 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bīng兵chǐ尺tiě铁meager military resources
- 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 寸土尺金 mean?
寸土尺金 (cùn tǔ chǐ jīn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “describes land that is exceedingly precious and highly profitable”.
How do you pronounce 寸土尺金?
寸土尺金 is pronounced cùn tǔ chǐ jīn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 寸土尺金 literally mean?
Literally, 寸土尺金 means “an inch of land, a foot of gold”. It is used to mean “describes land that is exceedingly precious and highly profitable”.
What is the Chinese definition of 寸土尺金?
比喻土地收益极高，极其贵重。