寸口
寸口 cùn kǒu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ cyun3 hau2
- location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
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More words with these characters
寸
- 分寸 fēn cun ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ fan1 cyun3 propriety
- 尺寸 chǐ cun ㄔˇ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ cek3 cyun3 size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
- 公寸 gōng cùn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˋ gung1 cyun3 decimeter
- 寸晷 cùn guǐ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
- 寸脉寸脈 cùn mài ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄞˋ cyun3 mak6 pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
- 寸阴寸陰 cùn yīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
Idioms with these characters
- 寸步不离寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
- 寸步不让寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
- 寸步难行寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 碍口识羞礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 闭口不言閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!