一畝三分地

See also: 一亩三分地

Chinese

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one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)

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to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng

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earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly

|- !trad. (一畝三分地) | | | | | |- !simp. (一亩三分地) | | | | | |}

Etymology

Literally: one acre, three parts of a piece of land

Pronunciation


Idiom

一畝三分地

  1. a tiny piece of land
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