杯水車薪

bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1

lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

Written Forms

杯水車薪Traditional · Main Form
杯水车薪Alternate Form

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