一畝三分地

See also: 一亩三分地

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 about 1; 6 acre (M) three
 
to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng
 
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (一畝三分地) 一 畝 三 分 地
simp. (一亩三分地) 一 亩 三 分 地
Literally: “a land of one mu (666 and 2/3 meters squared in Mainland China) and three fen (0.1 mu)”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

一畝三分地

  1. a tiny piece of land
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