枉寻直尺怎么读 枉寻直尺的意思

基本信息

拼音：w ǎng x ún zh í chǐ

解释：枉：弯曲；寻：古代长度单位，八尺(一说七尺)为一寻；直：伸。屈一寻而伸直了却只有一尺。比喻在大处让步，却只得到很小的利益或进展。

单字解释： [枉]的意思 [寻]的意思 [直]的意思 [尺]的意思

成语接龙

枉寻直尺 ↣ 尺椽片瓦 ↣ 瓦解云散 ↣ 散带衡门 ↣ 门当户对 ↣ 对面不识 ↣ 识多才广 ↣ 广陵观涛 ↣ 涛澜汹涌

英语解释

Bending: bending; Search: an ancient unit of length, eight feet (one said seven feet) is one search; Straight: straight. Bend and straighten, but only one foot. It is a metaphor for making concessions in a big way, but only getting small benefits or progress.