lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
trad. 杯水車薪
Also written 杯水車薪【bēi shuǐ chē xīn】
Characters in this word
4杯
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cup, trophy cup, classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
- Pinyin
- bēi
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3116 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
车
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surname Che
- Pinyin
- Chē
- Traditional
- 車
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 460 of 2500
薪
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(literary) firewood; fuel, (bound form) salary
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 16