Every inch is worth every penny(cùn liáng zhū chēng)

Every inch is worth every penny

In Chinese, Pinyin is C ù NLI á ngzh ū ch ē ng, which means to weigh an inch and a baht. It means to measure every bit, which is cumbersome but not practical. It's from Shi Lun Xia.

The origin of Idioms

Su Xun of Song Dynasty wrote in the second part of historical treatise: "if you want to weigh an inch, you can't take it as an example."

Analysis of Idioms

The opposite is magnanimous

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning and is used to describe narrow mindedness.

Chinese PinYin : cùn liáng zhū chēng