tiny things; trivial gains; minute profits
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fly's head; metaphor for tiny or trivial things
literaryOriginally refers to a fly's tiny head, used metaphorically to describe extremely small things. Often appears in set phrases such as 蝇头小楷 (tiny handwriting) and 蝇头微利 (meager profit).
Tā他
yòng用
yíng蝇
tóu头
xiǎo小
kǎi楷
chāo抄
xiě写
le了
zhěng整
běn本
jīng经
shū书
。
He copied the entire scripture using tiny regular script.
Bù不
yào要
wèi为
le了
yíng蝇
tóu头
wēi微
lì利
ér而
sǔn损
hài害
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shēng声
yù誉
。
Do not damage your reputation for the sake of trivial gains.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yíng蝇
tóu头
xiǎo小
kǎi楷
xū需
yào要
jí极
dà大
de的
nài耐
xīn心
hé和
yǎn眼
lì力
。
This kind of minute handwriting requires tremendous patience and eyesight.