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寸善尺魔， すんぜんしゃくま
1. in evil, there is odds, there is more evil than good in this world, one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen
世间邪恶远胜于善，一件好事往往会引发诸多恶果。
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寸進尺退， すんしんしゃくたい
1. one step forward, many steps backward, little to gain and much to lose
前进一步，退多步；得少失多
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曲がり尺， 曲り尺， 曲がり金， 曲り金， まがりがね， まがりじゃく
1. carpenter's square
2. common Japanese foot
木工角尺