上五寸下五寸
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Chinese[edit]
up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up |
five | a unit of length | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
five | a unit of length | ||
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simp. and trad. (上五寸下五寸) |
上 | 五 | 寸 | 下 | 五 | 寸 | |
Literally: “five Chinese inches above the ankle and five Chinese inches below the knee”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
上五寸下五寸