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    3. 寸進尺退

    寸進尺退

    寸すん進しん尺しゃく退たい

    one step forward, many steps backward

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    すんしんしゃくたい

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    one step forward, many steps backward, little to gain and much to lose
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    寸
    measurement・tenth of a shaku・a little・small
    進
    すす.む・すす.める…(2)
    advance・proceed・progress・promote
    尺
    さし…(2)
    shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule
    退
    しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)
    retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)
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