[dé cùn jìn chǐ, ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ, 得寸进尺 / 得寸進尺] lit. win an inch, want a foot; fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile #42,538[Add to Longdo]
(う) (v2a-s,vt) (1) (See 得る・うる) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain; (2) (as 〜することを得, etc.) to be possible [EDICT]
(とく) (adj-na,n) (1) (also written as 徳) profit; advantage; benefit; gain; (2) {Buddh} rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana; (P) [EDICT]
(dé, ㄉㄜˊ) to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished [CE-DICT]
(de, ㄉㄜ˙) structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc [CE-DICT]
(děi, ㄉㄟˇ) to have to; must; ought to; to need to [CE-DICT]
寸
(すん) (n) sun (approx. 3.03 cm) [EDICT]
(cùn, ㄘㄨㄣˋ) a unit of length; inch; thumb [CE-DICT]
进
(jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ) to advance; to enter; to come in [CE-DICT]
尺
(しゃく) (n) (1) shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); (2) rule; measure; scale; (3) length; (P) [EDICT]
(あた;た(咫)) (n,n-suf,ctr) (arch) distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm) [EDICT]
(chǐ, ㄔˇ) a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; a musical note on the traditional Chinese scale; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine [CE-DICT]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
