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Chengyu
寸木岑楼
Pinyin
cùn mù cén lóu
Explanation
Meaning
一寸长的木材同尖顶的高楼比。原意是起点不同就比不出高低,比喻轻重相比必须标准一样。后也比喻差距极大。
Context
《孟子·告子下》:“不揣其本而齐其末,方寸之木可使高于岑楼。”
Grammar
联合式;作谓语;指类比不当
 
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