寸 cyun³ {cùn}

cocky (Cantonese)

寸 cyun³ {cùn}

1. a unit of length
2. inch
3. thumb

寸步 cyun³ bou⁶ {cùn bù}

Tiny step, an inch of step

寸斷〔-断〕 cyun³ dyun⁶ {cùn duàn}

to break apart inch by inch

寸心 cyun³ sam¹ {cùn xīn}

mere proof of my regard; This is as a small token of my feelings

寸口 cyun³ hau² {cùn kǒu}

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

寸陰〔-阴〕 cyun³ jam¹ {cùn yīn}

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

寸脈〔-脉〕 cyun³ mak⁶ {cùn mài}

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸口脈〔--脉〕 cyun³ hau² mak⁶ {cùn kǒu mài}

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

寸草不留 cyun³ cou² bat¹ lau⁴ {cùn cǎo bù liú}

to leave not even a straw; to shave the head bald; to kill everyone and break everything, so nothing is left

寸草春暉〔---晖〕 cyun³ cou² ceon¹ fai¹ {cùn cǎo chūn huī}

it's difficult to repay the magnitude of parents' love with one's gratitude

寸土必爭〔---争〕 cyun³ tou² bit¹ zang¹ {cùn tǔ bì zhēng}

fighting even for a small amount of land, it means the enemies are both standing very strong and firm with their stances

寸步不離〔---离〕 cyun³ bou⁶ bat¹ lei⁴ {cùn bù bù lí}

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

寸步難行〔--难-〕 cyun³ bou⁶ naan⁴ hang⁴ {cùn bù nán xíng}

1. unable to move a single step (idiom)
2. to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

寸草不生 cyun³ cou² bat¹ sang¹ {cùn cǎo bù shēng}

1. lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
2. fig. barren

寸金難買寸光陰〔--难买--阴〕 cyun³ gam¹ naan⁴ maai⁵ cyun³ gwong¹ jam¹ {cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn}

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