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寸進尺退 すんしんしゃくたい sunshinshakutai

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  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru yojijukugo one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose

Kanji in this word

寸
measurement, tenth, of
進
advance, proceed, progress
尺
shaku, Japanese, foot
退
retreat, withdraw, retire

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