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杯水车薪

bēi shuǐ chē xīn
Rare

Definitions

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

Child Words of 杯水车薪

杯
bēi

cup

水
shuǐ

water

车
chē

car

车
jū

war chariot (archaic)

薪
xīn

firewood; fuel