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Expression Profile · gei-yi-chi-yao-yi-zhang
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给一尺要一丈

gěi yī chǐ yào yī zhàng
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💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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你敢给他们一尺 他们就敢要一丈
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你敢给他们一尺 他们就敢要一丈

(要我看呀 老戏班子的臭毛病又死灰复燃了) ── Previous context

“Give them an inch, and they'll ask for a mile.”

《主角》 · 19:24
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