三寸金莲

Traditional form:

三寸金蓮

Pinyin (reading):

sāncùnjīnlián

Definitions:

• (historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 莲 - lotus, water lily; paradise

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 寸 - inch; small, tiny
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 蓮 - lotus, water lily; paradise