秤砣虽小压千斤
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn
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
idiom
Traditional: 秤砣雖小壓千斤
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- (idiom) 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
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Related Words
大小(dà xiǎo)— dimension
→一本万利(yī běn wàn lì)— small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
→六腑(liù fǔ)— (TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
→大大小小(dà dà xiǎo xiǎo)— large and small
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