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枉尺直寻
wǎng​chǐ​zhí​xún

to bend a foot to straighten eight

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
枉尺直寻 枉尺直尋 wǎng​chǐ​zhí​xún
to bend a foot to straighten eight
to compromise on small points in order to achieve a major goal; to make a small sacrifice to gain a larger benefit; to gamble a little to gain much

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Frequency data
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