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杯水車薪 (bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

杯水車薪 (bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1, bēi shuǐ chē xīn) — lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 杯仔麵 (bui1 zi2 min6) — cup noodles
• 杯碟 (bui1 dip2) — cup and saucer
• 杯耳 (bui1 ji5) — (noun) the handles of cups
• 杯麵 (bui1 min6) — cup noodles
• 杯 (bui1) — cup; trophy cup; classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
• 杯中物 (bui1 zung1 mat6) — the contents of the cup; (fig.) liquor; wine

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