寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1
- land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
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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
- 寸口 cùn kǒu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ cyun3 hau2 location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
- 寸晷 cùn guǐ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ see 寸阴
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- 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)
- 寸头 寸頭 cùn tóu ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄡˊ cyun3 tau4 (male hair style) crew cut
- 市寸 shì cùn ㄕˋ ㄘㄨㄣˋ si5 cyun3 cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
- 方寸 fāng cùn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ fong1 cyun3 square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
- 板寸 bǎn cùn ㄅㄢˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ baan2 cyun3 buzz cut (hairstyle)
- 英寸 yīng cùn ㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˋ jing1 cyun3 inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
- 头寸 頭寸 tóu cùn ㄊㄡˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ tau4 cyun3 (finance) cash position; position
- 寸口脉 寸口脈 cùn kǒu mài ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄞˋ cyun3 hau2 mak6 pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
- 惜寸阴 惜寸陰 xī cùn yīn ㄒㄧ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧㄣ sik1 cyun3 jam1 to cherish every moment
- 没分寸 沒分寸 méi fēn cùn ㄇㄟˊ ㄈㄣ ㄘㄨㄣˋ mut6 fan1 cyun3 inappropriate
- 量尺寸 liáng chǐ cùn ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄔˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ loeng4 cek3 cyun3 to take sb's measurements
- 三寸金莲 三寸金蓮 sān cùn jīn lián ㄙㄢ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄢˊ saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4 (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
- 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
- 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
金
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 基金 jī jīn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gei1 gam1 fund
- 定金 dìng jīn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deng6 gam1 down payment
- 押金 yā jīn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ aat3 gam1 deposit
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 gam1 premium
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- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 cash
- 租金 zū jīn ㄗㄨ ㄐㄧㄣ zou1 gam1 rent
- 美金 měi jīn ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ mei5 gam1 American dollar; US dollar
- 资金 資金 zī jīn ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 金子 jīn zi ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ gam1 zi2 gold
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ gam1 suk6 metal
- 金牌 jīn pái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄞˊ gam1 paai4 gold medal
- 金融 jīn róng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gam1 jung4 banking
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
- 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold
- 公积金 公積金 gōng jī jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 zik1 gam1 official reserves
- 奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 hok6 gam1 scholarship
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement