分寸

Chinese

		to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng)	a unit of length
trad. (分寸)		分	寸
simp. ^#(分寸)		分	寸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēncùn

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄣㄘㄨㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fan¹ cyun³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fûn-chhun
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hun-chhùn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēncùn → fēncun (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄣㄘㄨㄣˋ → ㄈㄣ ˙ㄘㄨㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fencůn
  - Wade–Giles: fên¹-tsʻun⁵
  - Yale: fēn-tswun
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fen.tsuenn
  - Palladius: фэньцунь (fɛnʹcunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵¹/ → /fən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fan¹ cyun³
  - Yale: fān chyun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fan¹ tsyn³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fen¹ qun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fûn-chhun
  - Hakka Romanization System: fun^ˊ cun
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fun¹ cun⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hun-chhùn
  - Tâi-lô: hun-tshùn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hunzhuxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hun³³ t͡sʰun⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰun²¹/

Noun

分寸

(literally) fen and cun, two ancient Chinese units of length
(figurative) sense of propriety; proper limits (of decorum, speech, behaviour, etc.)

Synonyms

(sense of propriety): 尺寸 (chǐcùn), 深淺／深浅 (shēnqiǎn); (Hokkien) 站節／站节

Derived terms

不知分寸 (bùzhīfēncùn)
分寸之末
分寸感 (fēncùngǎn)
有分寸
沒分寸 / 没分寸

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (分寸):

→ Korean: 분촌(分寸) (bunchon)

Adjective

分寸

(figurative) small; little; insignificant; negligible