tài​cāng​yī​sù

a drop in the ocean

Senses

太仓一粟/ 太倉一粟 tài​cāng​yī​sù (also tài​cāng​yí​sù) a drop in the ocean

literally 'a single grain in a vast granary'; describes something extremely small or insignificant compared to the whole

References

synonym 太仓一粟/太倉一粟 九牛一毛/九牛一毛