涓埃之力

Mandarin · pinyin juān āi zhī lì

Meanings

  1. negligible force (idiom); tiny force
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涓
juān · brook, stream; select; pure
埃
āi · fine dust, dirt
之
zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
力
lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
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1–1–1–4 · juan1 ai1 zhi1 li4

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gyun1 oi1 zi1 lik6

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