枉尺直寻
wǎng​chǐ​zhí​xún

to bend a foot to straighten eight

  • created sense approved 枉尺直寻/枉尺直尋 · wǎng​chǐ​zhí​xún · to bend a foot to straighten eight — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    枉 (literal) → 枉 · wǎng · crooked 尺 (literal) → 尺 · chǐ · chi 直 (literal) → 直 · zhí · to straighten 寻 (literal) → 寻/尋 · xún · xun

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense