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› 得寸進尺
得寸進尺
dak1
cyun3
zeon3
cek3
Mandarin: de2 cun4 jin4 chi3
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得
dak1
T1
寸
cyun3
T3
進
zeon3
T3
尺
cek3
T3
Definitions
1
insatiable; [lit. get an inch and reach for a foot] comparable to the English idiom, "give him an inch and he'll take a mile"
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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
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