← Cantonese Dictionary

秤砣雖小壓千斤 (cing3 to4 seoi1 siu2 aat3 cin1 gan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

秤砣雖小壓千斤 (cing3 to4 seoi1 siu2 aat3 cin1 gan1, chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn) — 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

Classifier

—

Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 秤 (cing3) — (verb) weigh; steelyard; Roman balance M: 台tái [台]; scales; to weigh with a sca…
• 秤頭 (cing3 tau4) — weight
• 秤 (cing1) — steelyard; Roman balance M: 台tái [台]; scales; to weigh with a scale
• 秤 (ping4) — Libra; scales
• 秤坨 (cing3 to4) — variant of 秤砣[cheng4 tuo2]
• 秤桿 (cing3 gon1) — the beam of a steelyard; a balance arm

Word of the day · Chengyu stories · Pinyin converter · Korean romanizer · FAQ · About · Contact · Privacy

Study