Word: 一尺 (yìchǐ)

他敬我一尺，我敬他一丈

tā jìng wǒ yìchǐ, wǒ jìng tā yí zhàng

he honours me a foot, I honour him ten feet

你敬他一尺，他敬你一丈

nǐ jìng tā yìchǐ, tā jìng nǐ yí zhàng

you honour him a foot, he honours you ten feet

宁进一步死，毋退一尺生

nìng jìnyíbù sǐ, wú tuì yìchǐ shēng

better to die a step forward than to live a foot back