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English translation for "枉尺直寻"

[ wǎngchǐzhíxún ] 
only one foot is crooked and eight feet are straight.; make only small concession, but gain quite considerably; compromise on minor points so as to gain on the major issue

Related Translations:
:  Ⅰ形容词(弯曲或歪斜) crooked; bent 短语和例子矫枉过正 overcorrectⅡ动词1.(使歪曲) distort; pervert; twist 短语和例子枉法 pervert the law2.(冤屈) treat unjustly; wrong 短语和例子冤枉 wrong sb. (with false charges, etc.); 枉死 be wr
受冤枉:  suffer wrongful treatment
枉景:  Wang Jing
陈正枉:  zhengwang chen
枉惹人笑:  this would make the people laugh at someone
高叫冤枉:  loudly complain of being wronged
枉凝眉:  freeze the glance from your eyesfrowning in deep sorrowin vain to knit the lashsthe futile frowntrapped in lovewhat a perfect couple
枉杀无辜:  kill an innocent person unjustly
茅枉迪:  maududi
举直错枉:  appoint upright (officials) and remove the crooked ones -- replace the bad ones by good ones
Similar Words:
"亡者之路" English translation, "亡者之泽" English translation, "亡者指甲" English translation, "亡之舞" English translation, "枉" English translation, "枉道事人" English translation, "枉法" English translation, "枉法从私" English translation, "枉费" English translation, "枉费唇舌" English translation