一畝三分地

See also: 一亩三分地

Chinese

		one; single; a 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) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	earth; ground; field 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: “1.3 mu (about 866.7m²) of land”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīmǔsānfēndì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīmǔsānfēndì [Phonetic: yìmǔsānfēndì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yimǔsanfendì
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-mu³-san¹-fên¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: yī-mǔ-sān-fēn-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imuusanfendih
    • Palladius: имусаньфэньди (imusanʹfɛnʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīmǔsānfēndìr [Phonetic: yìmǔsānfēndìr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄇㄨˇ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄧˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yimǔsanfendìr
    • Wade–Giles: i¹-mu³-san¹-fên¹-ti⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: yī-mǔ-sān-fēn-dìr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: imuusanfendiell
    • Palladius: имусаньфэньдир (imusanʹfɛnʹdir)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ tiə̯ɻ⁵¹/

Noun

一畝三分地

1. tiny piece of land
2. (figuratively) one's turf; one's personal territory