Skin fits inch(fū cùn ér hé)

Skin fits inch

In Chinese, Pinyin is f ū C ù n é RH é, which means that the width of one finger is inch, and one skin is equal to four inches. It comes from the story of Gongyang, the thirty first year of Duke Fu.

Idiom explanation

Skin inch: an ancient unit of length. The width of one finger is inch. One skin is equal to four inches.

The origin of Idioms

"The story of Gongyang, the thirty first year of the Duke of Fu" says: "if you touch the stone, you will get the same skin as an inch. If you don't respect the dynasty, it will rain all over the world

Idiom usage

As a predicate; used of weather, etc. example in Russia, the clouds are steaming up, and the skin is close to the skin. In the middle of the day, the rain is always heavy, and the streams are overflowing. Song · Li Fang's Taiping Yulan

Chinese PinYin : fū cùn ér hé