"滄海一粟" meaning in Chinese

See 滄海一粟 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ su⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ su⁵¹/, /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/ Chinese transliterations: cānghǎiyīsù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cong¹ hoi² jat¹ suk¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cānghǎiyīsù [Phonetic:cānghǎiyísù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], canghǎiyisù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tsʻang¹-hai³-i¹-su⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tsāng-hǎi-yī-sù [Mandarin, Yale], tsanghaeisuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цанхайису [Mandarin, Palladius], canxajisu [Mandarin, Palladius], chōng hói yāt sūk [Cantonese, Yale], tsong¹ hoi² jat⁷ suk⁷ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cong¹ hoi² yed¹ sug¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 滄海一粟
  1. drop in the ocean; drop in the bucket Tags: idiomatic

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      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "cong¹ hoi² jat¹ suk¹"
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      "zh-pron": "canghǎiyisù"
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      "zh-pron": "tsʻang¹-hai³-i¹-su⁴"
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "chōng hói yāt sūk"
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      "zh-pron": "cong¹ hoi² yed¹ sug¹"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/"
    }
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      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "tsʻang¹-hai³-i¹-su⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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    },
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "tsong¹ hoi² jat⁷ suk⁷"
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "cong¹ hoi² yed¹ sug¹"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ su⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/"
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