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Chinese
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a unit of length
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to stop; prohibit; till
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simp. and trad.
(寸止)
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寸
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止
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Etymology
Apparently from Japanese 寸止め (sundome, “originally a karate argot: deliberately halting one's strike or kick just short of making contact with the opponent”)
Pronunciation
Verb
寸止
- to edge (to delay one's orgasm to the point just short of one's climax)