一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
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1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
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2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
人微言轻
rén wēi yán qīng
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1 (idiom) what lowly people think counts for little
人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
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1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
家世寒微
jiā shì hán wēi
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1 to be of humble origin (idiom)
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
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1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
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2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
微乎其微
wēi hū qí wēi
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1 a tiny bit
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2 very little
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3 next to nothing (idiom)
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
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1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
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2 blurred scenery
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3 cursory
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4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
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1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
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2 to surface
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3 to appear
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
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1 lit. to live on a boat
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2 to drift from place to place (idiom)
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
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1 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
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1 remote and insignificant (idiom)
无微不至
wú wēi bù zhì
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1 in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
积于忽微
jī yú hū wēi
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1 to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
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1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó
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1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
识微见几
shí wēi jiàn jǐ
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1 lit. see a tiny bit and understand everything (idiom)
防微杜渐
fáng wēi dù jiàn
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1 to nip in the bud (idiom)
体恤入微
tǐ xù rù wēi
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1 to emphasize down to last detail (idiom); to show every possible consideration
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2 meticulous care