An inch of foot and a foot of foot(cùn tí chǐ jiān)

An inch of foot and a foot of foot

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù NT í ch ǐ Ji ā n, which means accepting small bribes. It comes from the poetry of Meicun.

The origin of Idioms

Wu Weiye of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the poetry of Meicun: "corrupt officials let go without punishment, but every inch of their hooves and feet, they were often punished."

Idiom usage

As subject, object, attribute; of small things.

Chinese PinYin : cùn tí chǐ jiān