杯水车薪
Traditional form:
杯水車薪
Pinyin (reading):
bēishuǐchēxīn
Definitions:
- lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
Characters:
- 杯 - cup, glass; measure word for liquids
- 水 - water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 车 - cart, vehicle; to move in a cart
- 薪 - fuel, firewood; salary
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