分寸 [－－]

Jyutping fan1 cyun3
Pinyin fēn cùn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    fen and cun, two ancient Chinese units of length
  2. noun, figuratively
    sense of propriety; proper limits (of decorum, speech, behaviour, etc.)
    (syn.) 深浅, 尺寸, 深淺
  3. adj, figuratively
    small; little; insignificant; negligible
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1116

分寸 [－－]

Jyutping fan1 cyun3
Pinyin fēn cun

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. propriety
  2. appropriate behavior
  3. proper speech or action
  4. within the norms
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    理解​自己​嘅​身份​同場合​，​知道​有​乜嘢​應該​做​，​乜嘢​唔​應該​做
    sense of appropriateness
    • 做事冇分寸
      做事冇分寸
      to act inappropriately
    • 細路仔唔好咁冇分寸，大人講嘢唔准插嘴。
      细路仔唔好咁冇分寸，大人讲嘢唔准插嘴。
      Act appropriately kids. Don't interrupt when the grown-ups are taking.
  2. 近義詞
    冇分寸、有分寸
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literally
    fen and cun, two ancient Chinese units of length
  2. noun, figuratively
    sense of propriety; proper limits (of decorum, speech, behaviour, etc.)
    (syn.) 深浅, 尺寸, 深淺
  3. adj, figuratively
    small; little; insignificant; negligible
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我父母在的时候，请你言语注意分寸。
    我父母在的時候，請你言語注意分寸。
    wǒ fù mǔ zài de shí hou ， qǐng nǐ yán yǔ zhù yì fēn cun 。
    • Please keep your language decent while my parents are here.
  2. Mandarin
    我自有分寸。
    我自有分寸。
    wǒ zì yǒu fēn cun 。
    • I know what I'm doing.
  3. Mandarin
    他说话很没分寸。
    他說話很沒分寸。
    tā shuō huà hěn méi fēn cùn 。
    • He has no filter for what he says.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    做事唔好太过分，要拿捏分寸。
    做事唔好太過分，要拿捏分寸。
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    做事冇分寸
    做事冇分寸
    • to act inappropriately
  3. Cantonese
    细路仔唔好咁冇分寸，大人讲嘢唔准插嘴。
    細路仔唔好咁冇分寸，大人講嘢唔准插嘴。
    • Act appropriately kids. Don't interrupt when the grown-ups are taking.
  4. Cantonese
    大家唔需要担心，呢件事我有分寸架喇。
    大家唔需要擔心，呢件事我有分寸架喇。
    • Don't worry, I can handle the situation.
  5. Cantonese
    班学生好冇分寸，上堂竟然搣橙嚟食。
    班學生好冇分寸，上堂竟然搣橙嚟食。
    • The students are going too far in class. They even started eating oranges.