never to yield an inch of ground(cùn tǔ bù ràng)

never to yield an inch of ground

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù NT ǔ B ù R à ng, which means that an inch of land does not let people. It's from "chaku Tongqin Shu Fu".

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · Jin Haowen's "chaku Tongqin Shu Fu" said: "there is no way for men and women to make self-determination, but only the upper class."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: fight for every inch of land

Idiom usage

It means not to give up any interest. In Zhang Zhen's brilliant foresight, correct campaign policy -- Recalling the Huaihai Campaign: "every inch of land must be defended, every inch of land will not yield, and we must firmly hold the position."

Idiom story

There are two towns near Lanzhou in Gansu Province, which Xixia coveted for a long time. Yan'an garrison general wanted to give up the two cities to Xixia. Yansuo immediately advised the emperor that every inch of land in the country should not be given to others. The emperor adopted his advice. Then Xixia captured the east of Dingxi with tens of thousands of troops. At this time, some people advocated that the place occupied by Xixia should be ceded to Xixia. Yansuo strongly opposed it. The emperor adopted yansuo's idea and sent troops to recover the place occupied by Xixia, thus safeguarding the territorial integrity of the country and the dignity of the Song Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : cùn tǔ bù ràng