大醇小疵
dà​chún​xiǎo​cī

generally sound despite minor defects

  • created sense approved 大醇小疵 · dà​chún​xiǎo​cī · generally sound despite minor defects — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大醇小疵

    dà​chún​xiǎo​cī

    generally sound despite minor defects

    Great overall despite minor blemishes; mostly pure with some small flaws. Based on the words for "pure wine" ([[醇|醇|chun2]]) and "defect" ([[疵|疵|ci1]])

    大 (literal) → 大 · dà · greatly 醇 (literal) → 醇 · chún · pure 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · slightly 疵 (literal) → 疵 · cī · flaw

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