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得寸进尺【dé cùn jìn chǐ】

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

得寸进尺【dé cùn jìn chǐ】

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

得

HSK 11

含义obtain, get, gain, acquire

拼音dé

寸

HSK 42

含义inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41

拼音cùn

进

HSK 1

含义advance, make progress, enter

拼音jìn

尺

HSK 42

含义Chinese measure approx. 'foot'

拼音chǐ