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杯水舆薪
bēi​shuǐ​yú​xīn

utterly inadequate

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

杯水舆薪/ 杯水輿薪 bēi​shuǐ​yú​xīn utterly inadequate

(variant form) a cup of water to put out a burning cartload of wood; an utterly inadequate attempt to solve a large problem

References

variant 杯水车薪/杯水車薪 → 杯水舆薪/杯水輿薪
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