advance by inch and retreat by foot(cùn jìn chǐ tuì)
Time: 2022-01-30 22:25:08 Author: ChinaWiki.net
advance by inch and retreat by foot
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù NJ ì NCH ǐ Tu ì, which means to get less and lose more, that is, the gain is not worth the loss. From chapter 69 of Laozi.
The origin of Idioms
Lao Tzu chapter 69: "dare not enter the inch and retreat the ruler."
Idiom usage
In Tang Hanyu's book of Li Shilang of the Ministry of war, it is said that "every inch of advance and every inch of retreat makes no achievement."
Analysis of Idioms
It's not worth the loss
Chinese PinYin : cùn jìn chǐ tuì
advance by inch and retreat by foot
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