yī​wán​ní

pellet of mud

Senses

一丸泥 yī​wán​ní (also yì​wán​ní) pellet of mud

(literary) a small pellet of mud; also used to describe a tiny amount of material

一丸泥 yī​wán​ní (also yì​wán​ní) defending a pass with ease

(literary, metaphorical) to defend a strategic pass with a very small force, as if blocking a narrow passage with a single lump of mud

References

see 一丸泥/一丸泥 函谷关/函谷關