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square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
a unit of length
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simp. and trad.
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Pronunciation
Noun
方寸
- square cun (around 1/9 square decimeter)
- (literary, figurative) heart; mind
- Synonym: 方寸地
形骸且健，方寸甚安。 - From: 唐．白居易《與元微之書》
- Xínghái qiě jiàn, fāngcùn shèn ān.
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你是個慈悲方寸，望恕卻少年心性，少年心性。
你是个慈悲方寸，望恕却少年心性，少年心性。 - From: 明．高濂《玉簪記》第一六齣
- Nǐ shì ge cíbēi fāngcùn, wàng shù què shàonián xīnxìng, shàonián xīnxìng.
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- mood, thoughts
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