秤砣虽小压千斤 (秤砣雖小壓千斤)
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
Pinyin
Definition
秤砣虽小压千斤 (秤砣雖小壓千斤)
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- although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
- apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
- for want of a nail the battle was lost
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一失足成千古恨
- 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一字千金
- 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
- 3 each word is highly valued
一掷千金
- 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- 2 extravagant
一日千里
- 1 lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress
一落千丈
- 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
- 3 to take a dive