尺

cek3

# adapted from cc-cedict | one hundred | a letter | a tape-measure | one of the

咫尺天涯

zi2 cek3 tin1 ngaai4

to see little of each other though living nearby

曲尺樓梯

kuk1 cek3 lau4 tai1

staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase

軟尺

jyun5 cek3

tape measure (lit., "soft ruler")

近在咫尺

gan6 zoi6 zi2 cek3

close by; within reach; close at hand

尺碼

cek3 maa5

measure; size

大尺

daai6 ngaa4

[[big tile]] a blanket (OS).

得寸進尺

dak2 cyun3 joen3 cek3

[[[to gain an inch advance a foot]]] [to gain an inch advance a foot] to be give

曲尺

kuk1 cek3

pistol [M:把]; a carpenter's square, bevel gauge [M:支]

你跟我一尺

nei5 ging3 ngo5 jat2 cek3

[[reciprocal favours]] ngóh ging néih yát jeuhng 你跟我一丈 [if you gran

無風三尺浪

mou4 fung1 saam1 cek3 long6

(Cantonese analogy - figurative meaning) something happen suddenly without any f

量天尺

loeng4 tin1 cek3

Hylocereus undatus, a type of flower

尺寸的

cek3 cyun3 dik1

dimensional

尺度

cek3 dou6

criterion; dimension; measure; scale; yardstick

船頭尺

syun4 tau4 cek3

person who always ask for money (slang)

三尺棍

saam1 cek3 gwan3

a Kubotan (Kubaton): a self-defense keychain, sometimes written as 3尺棍

百尺竿頭更進一步

baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6

even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step (i.e., there is alway

工尺譜

gung1 ce2 pou2

gongche notation, a musical notation method which uses Chinese characters to rep

活動曲尺

wut6 dung6 kuk1 cek3

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

合晒合尺

hap6 saai3 ho4 ce2

compatible

英尺

jing1 cek3

an English / imperial foot (typically 英呎)