the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom); small but complete in every detail
trad. 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全
Also written 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全【má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán】
Characters in this word
8麻
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hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])
- Pinyin
- má
- Traditional
- 蔴
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 14175 of 2500
雀
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a freckle, lentigo
- Pinyin
- qiāo
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 36723 of 2500
虽
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although, even though
- Pinyin
- suī
- Traditional
- 雖
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 7998 of 2500
小
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small, tiny, few, young
- Pinyin
- xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 245 of 2500
五
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five, 5
- Pinyin
- wǔ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1999 of 2500
脏
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viscera, (anatomy) organ
- Pinyin
- zàng
- Traditional
- 臟
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5539 of 2500
俱
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(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception, (literary) to be together, (literary) to be alike
- Pinyin
- jù
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 9814 of 2500
全
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surname Quan
- Pinyin
- Quán
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1463 of 2500