Every inch of the earth is equal to the sky(cùn dì chǐ tiān)

Every inch of the earth is equal to the sky

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù nd ì ch ǐ Ti ā n, which means a small piece of land and sky. It's from xibingma by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

A small piece of land and sky

Examples

Although an inch of the earth and a foot of the sky are in the same position, they are able to hold a tiny body of rice.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: a place

The origin of Idioms

Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty wrote: "every inch of the earth and the sky is paid tribute, and strange and auspicious heresies fight to send."

Idiom explanation

Of a small piece of land and sky.

Chinese PinYin : cùn dì chǐ tiān