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九牛一毛
jiǔ​niú​yī​máo

a drop in the ocean

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

九牛一毛 jiǔ​niú​yī​máo (also jiǔ​niú​yì​máo) a drop in the ocean

lit. one hair from nine oxen; used to describe a tiny part of a huge quantity that has no significant effect on the whole

References

synonym 太仓一粟/太倉一粟 → 九牛一毛/九牛一毛
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