杯水车薪 (杯水車薪) bēi shuǐ chē xīn
bēi shuǐ chē xīn
set phrase
an utterly inadequate measure
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: Literally, a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood
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- Yes, Work Hard but do not get Angry 要爭氣，不要生氣 Hundred Sayings 1 - Perfectly Willing 《往事百語1－心甘情願》 — count: 1
- India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 1
- Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講 精進為降魔的根本 Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Reserve some Space - Returning to One's Place of Birth 卷四 預留空間 歸誰養 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 7 - A Footprint with Every Step 《人間萬事7－一步一腳印》 — count: 1
- My Propagation of Social Movements 我推展社會運動 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 11 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 1 《百年佛緣11－行佛篇1》 — count: 1
- Performing Wholesome Actions and Transforming by Teaching 行善與教化 Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》 — count: 1
- Special Ways of Teching 特殊的教育法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 1
- Freeing Yourself from Difficulty 脫 困 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》 — count: 1