- 太仓稊米 tàicāngtímǐ a tiny drop in the oceanA very small portion of something; literally a single grain of tares in a giant granary.
- 枯杨生稊 kūyángshēngtí to marry a young wife as an old manLiterally "a withered poplar grows a new shoot"; used to describe an old man marrying a young woman or fathering a child at an advanced age.
- 稊稗 tíbài weedsbarnyard grass and millet-like weeds; often used metaphorically to refer to things that are small, insignificant, or worthless
