Definition & Meaning

1.if one gives up an inch of land, he may get a foot of land

2.it will pay to be modest and polite to others

Vocabulary

ràng lǐ yī cùn dé lǐ yī chǐ

让 礼 一 寸 得 礼 一 尺

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1
if one gives up an inch of land, he may get a foot of land
2
it will pay to be modest and polite to others

Vocabulary of 让礼一寸，得礼一尺

一
[hsk1]one; another
得
[hsk4]get; fit
让
[hsk2]give way; trade in
礼
[hsk3]ceremony; courtesy
尺
[hsk5]Chinese unit of measurement equal to a foot or about 1/3 of a metre; ruler
寸
cun; very little

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