分寸 (fēncùn) — a sense of proportion, the right measure (in speech or conduct)

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

分寸 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

分寸＝分＋寸

ㄈㄣㄘㄨㄣˋ · fēncùn

noun — a sense of proportion, the right measure (in speech or conduct)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

分a tenth of an inch, a tiny measure (一分)fēnas a unit of length, 分 is one tenth of a 寸

寸inch (寸)cùn

分寸，一分的分，分寸的寸。

說話像量尺，多一寸（寸）少一分（分）都不行。

Speaking like measuring with a ruler — an inch (寸) too much or a tenth (分) too little, neither will do.

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