蚊子再小也是肉
wén​zi​zài​xiǎo​yě​shì​ròu

it is better than nothing

  • created sense approved 蚊子再小也是肉 · wén​zi​zài​xiǎo​yě​shì​ròu · it is better than nothing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蚊子再小也是肉

    wén​zi​zài​xiǎo​yě​shì​ròu

    it is better than nothing

    Even a tiny bit is better than nothing at all; literally "even a mosquito, though tiny, is still meat".

    蚊子 (literal) → 蚊子 · wén​zi · mosquito 再 (literal) → 再 · zài · more 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · nevertheless 是 (literal) → 是 · shì · to be 肉 (literal) → 肉 · ròu · meat

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