An inch is in hand(cùn tiě zāi shǒu)

An inch is in hand

In Chinese, Pinyin is C ù NTI ě Z ā ISH ǒ u, which means holding a small weapon in hand. It comes from Yi Ao Che by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Cuntie: a very short weapon. He had a small weapon in his hand.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, the first discount of Wu Mingshi's Yi Ao Che: "I have learned 18 kinds of martial arts since I was a child, and I have the courage to defend myself."

Idiom usage

Having a weapon in hand

Chinese PinYin : cùn tiě zāi shǒu