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寸土寸金

cùn tǔ cùn jīn

4-character word

What 寸土寸金 means

1. land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

The characters in 寸土寸金

• 寸cùna unit of length; inch; thumb
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 寸cùna unit of length; inch; thumb
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

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