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蚊子再小也是肉
Mandarin · pinyin wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu
Meanings
- lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
- fig. it's better than nothing
Characters in this entry
- 蚊
- wén · mosquito; gnat
- 子
- zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
- 再
- zài · again, twice, re-
- 小
- xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
- 也
- yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
- 是
- shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
- 肉
- ròu · flesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
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2–5–4–3–3–4–4 · wen2 zi5 zai4 xiao3 ye3 shi4 rou4
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