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杯水舆薪
bēi​shuǐ​yú​xīn

utterly inadequate

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
杯水舆薪 杯水輿薪 bēi​shuǐ​yú​xīn
utterly inadequate
(variant form) a cup of water to put out a burning cartload of wood; an utterly inadequate attempt to solve a large problem

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  • 杯水车薪 bēi​shuǐ​chē​xīn