寸土尺地 cùn tǔ chǐ dì inch of land

Explanation

形容极少的土地。

Describes a very small piece of land.

Origin Story

从前，在一个偏僻的小山村里，住着一位名叫阿牛的勤劳农民。他家的田地只有那么一点点，只能勉强够一家人的温饱。阿牛日出而作，日落而息，辛勤耕作，寸土尺地都利用得淋漓尽致。他种的庄稼总是长得最好，收成也总是比村里其他人要好一些。一天，村里来了个富商，看中了阿牛那块寸土尺地的田地，想高价买下来建个度假别墅。阿牛坚决不同意，因为他知道这块地是他祖祖辈辈辛勤劳作换来的，对他来说不仅仅是土地，更是家园的象征。富商无奈，只好离开了。阿牛的故事在村里传颂着，他的精神也鼓励着村民们珍惜每一寸土地，勤劳致富。

cóng qián, zài yīgè piānpì de xiǎoshān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào ā niú de qínláo nóngmín. tā jiā de tiándì zhǐ yǒu nàme yīdiǎn diǎn, zhǐ néng miǎnqiǎng gòu yī jiārén de wēnbǎo. ā niú rì chū ér zuò, rì luò ér xī, xīnqín gēngzuò, cùn tǔ chǐ dì dōu lìyòng de línlíjìnjì. tā zhòng de zhuāngjia zǒng shì zhǎng de zuì hǎo, shōuchéng yě zǒng shì bǐ cūn lǐ qítā rén yào hǎo yīxiē. yī tiān, cūn lǐ lái le gè fùshāng, kàn zhòng le ā niú nà kuài cùn tǔ chǐ dì de tiándì, xiǎng gāo jià mǎi xià lái jiàn gè dùjià biéshù. ā niú jiānué bù tóngyì, yīnwèi tā zhīdào zhè kuài dì shì tā zǔ zǔ bèi bèi xīnqín láozhuò huàn lái de, duì tā lái shuō bù jǐn jǐn shì tǔdì, gèng shì jiāyuán de xiàngzhēng. fùshāng wú nài, zhǐ hǎo líkāi le. ā niú de gùshì zài cūn lǐ chuánsòng zhe, tā de jīngshen yě gǔlì zhe cūnmínmen zhēnxī měi yī cùn tǔdì, qínláo zhìfù.

Once upon a time, in a remote mountain village, lived a hardworking farmer named An Niu. His land was only a tiny bit, barely enough to support his family. An Niu worked from sunrise to sunset, diligently cultivating every inch of his land. His crops always grew the best, and his harvest was always better than the others in the village. One day, a wealthy merchant came to the village and took a fancy to An Niu's small plot of land, wanting to buy it at a high price to build a vacation villa. An Niu firmly refused, because he knew this land was the result of generations of hard work by his ancestors, for him it was not just land, but also a symbol of his home. The wealthy merchant, frustrated, left. An Niu's story was circulated in the village, his spirit also encouraged the villagers to cherish every inch of land, and work hard to become rich.

Usage

作主语、宾语；形容极少的土地

zuò zhǔyǔ, bìnyǔ; xiángróng jí shǎo de tǔdì

as subject and object; describes very little land

Examples

• 这寸土尺地，是我们的家园，我们要好好保护。

  zhè cùn tǔ chǐ dì, shì wǒmen de jiāyuán, wǒmen yào hǎohǎo bǎohù.

  This small piece of land is our home, we must protect it well.

• 即使是一寸土尺地，我们也要坚决保卫。

  jíshǐ shì yī cùn tǔ chǐ dì, wǒmen yě yào jiānué bǎowèi

  Even a small piece of land, we will resolutely defend.

Related Idioms

• 一寸光阴一寸金

• 寸步难行

Opposite Idioms

• 广阔无垠

• 一望无际