tiny stream and dust; metaphor for something minute
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
tiny stream and dust; metaphor for something minute or insignificant
literaryLiterary term often used in modest expressions referring to one's own small contribution.
Lüè略
jìn尽
juān涓
āi埃
zhī之
lì力
。
To contribute one's meager effort.
Juān涓
āi埃
zhī之
gōng功
，
bù不
zú足
guà挂
chǐ齿
。
A contribution as tiny as dust is not worth mentioning.
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Suī虽
jǐn尽
juān涓
āi埃
zhī之
lì力
，
yì亦
dāng当
quán全
lì力
yǐ以
fù赴
。
Even if it is just a tiny effort like a drop or dust, one should go all out.