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枉尺直尋
wǎng​chǐ​zhí​xún

to bend a foot to straighten eight

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

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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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