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麻雀虽小,五脏俱全

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má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán

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  1. 1. the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
  2. 2. small but complete in every detail

Child Words of 麻雀虽小,五脏俱全

五
wǔ

five

全
quán

all

小
xiǎo

small

脏
zàng

viscera

虽
suī

although

脏
zāng

dirty

麻
má

generic name for hemp, flax etc

五脏
wǔ zàng

five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xīn], liver 肝[gān], spleen 脾[pí], lungs 肺[fèi] and kidneys 腎|肾[shèn]

俱
jù

(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception

俱全
jù quán

every kind

雀
qiāo

a freckle

雀
què

(bound form) small bird

麻雀
má què

sparrow

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