bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1杯水車薪杯水车薪
Jyutpingbui1 seoi2 ce1 san1
Yalebūi séui chē sān
Definition
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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