秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng​tuó​suī​xiǎo​yā​qiān​jīn

small details have a big impact

  • created sense approved 秤砣虽小压千斤/秤砣雖小壓千斤 · chèng​tuó​suī​xiǎo​yā​qiān​jīn · small details have a big impact — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    秤砣虽小压千斤 / 秤砣雖小壓千斤

    chèng​tuó​suī​xiǎo​yā​qiān​jīn

    small details have a big impact

    (idiom) literally, although small, a steelyard weight can balance a thousand catties; apparently insignificant factors can have a massive impact or influence

    秤砣 (literal) → 秤砣 · chèng​tuó · steelyard weight 虽 (literal) → 虽/雖 · suī · although 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 压 (literal) → 压/壓 · yā · to press 千斤 (literal) → 千斤 · qiān​jīn · one thousand catties

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    created sense