秤砣虽小压千斤

Traditional: 秤砣雖小壓千斤

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Dictionary entry

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

What does 秤砣虽小压千斤 mean?

秤砣虽小压千斤 (chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

2apparently insignificant details can have a large impact

3for want of a nail the battle was lost

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秤chēngto weigh (variant of 稱|称[cheng1])砣tuósteelyard weight · stone roller 虽suīalthough · even though 小xiǎosmall · tiny 压yāto press · to push down 千qiānthousand 斤jīncatty · (PRC) weight equal to 500 g

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How to pronounce 秤砣虽小压千斤

秤砣虽小压千斤

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