一亩三分地 in English yi1 mu3 san1 fen1 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]
  • (metaphorically) one's turf

Simplified Characters

一 亩 三 分 地

Traditional Characters

一 畝 三 分 地

Pinyin

yi1 mu3 san1 fen1 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

一yi1one 亩mu3old variant of 畝|亩[mu3] 三san1surname San 分fen1to divide 地di4-ly