sometimes an inch may prove long(cùn yǒu suǒ cháng)
sometimes an inch may prove long
The Chinese idiom C ù NY ǒ usu ǒ ch á ng, which refers to ordinary people or things, also has its advantages. It's from Buju.
The origin of Idioms
Chu Quyuan in the Warring States Period: "a man's feet are short and every inch is strong. Wisdom is not clear, number is not caught, God is not
Idiom usage
But the ancients said, "a ruler has a short point, an inch has a strong point." As long as we are loyal to help Chuang Wang, there will always be something useful. (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 48)
Chinese PinYin : cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
sometimes an inch may prove long
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