sometimes an inch may prove long
The Chinese idiom C ù NY ǒ usu ǒ ch á ng, which refers to ordinary people or things, also has its advantages. It's from Buju.
The origin of Idioms
Chu Quyuan in the Warring States Period: "a man's feet are short and every inch is strong. Wisdom is not clear, number is not caught, God is not
Idiom usage
But the ancients said, "a ruler has a short point, an inch has a strong point." As long as we are loyal to help Chuang Wang, there will always be something useful. (Yao xueyin, Li Zicheng, Vol.2, Chapter 48)
Chinese PinYin : cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
sometimes an inch may prove long
People die for money, birds die for food. rén wèi cái sǐ,niǎo wèi shí
Stealing chicken does not eat rice. tōu jī bù zhe shí bǎ mǐ
gain victory with unstained swords. bīng wèi xuě rèn