秤砣虽小压千斤
Traditional form:
秤砣雖小壓千斤
Pinyin (reading):
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
Definitions:
- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost
Characters:
- 秤 - balance, scale; steelyard
- 砣 - a stone roller; plumb, weight
- 虽 - although, even though
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 压 - press; oppress; crush; pressure
- 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very
- 斤 - a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
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