When you get an inch, you get an inch
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d é C ù NZ é C ù n, meaning to get an inch is an inch. It also means to get real benefits. What you get is what you get. It comes from Qin CE San.
The origin of Idioms
In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang wrote in the Warring States policy Qin CE San: "it's better for a king to make a close attack than to make a close contact. If he is right, he will be right. If he gets a ruler, he will be right."
Idiom usage
I'll get as much as I can
Chinese PinYin : dé cùn zé cùn
When you get an inch, you get an inch
fear wolves ahead and tigers behind. qián pà láng,hòu pà hǔ
No resistance, no inferiority. bù kàng bù bēi
the broken stem of a floating duckweed -- wandering about. duàn gěng fú píng
barren hills and turbulent rivers. qióng shān è shuǐ
when one makes a real achievement, he becomes known. shí zhì míng guī
at whose hand will the deer die. lù sǐ shuí shǒu
take advantage of one 's position and power. yǐ guān xié shì