Lingaku- lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- fig. a drop in the ocean
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- a drop in the ocean
This idiom is used to describe something that is insignificant or inconsequential compared to the whole, often implying that the effort or amount involved is very small.
My contribution to this project is truly a drop in the ocean.
This amount of money is just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire budget.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛a drop in the oceanduì bǐ对比jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛to compare it to a drop in the oceanxíng róng形容jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛to describe as a drop in the oceanjiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛de的gòng xiàn贡献the contribution that is a drop in the oceanshì wéi视为jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛to be regarded as a drop in the oceanjiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛de的nǔ lì努力efforts that amount to a drop in the oceankě yǐ可以shuì说shì是jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛can be said to be a drop in the oceanjiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛de的zī jīn资金funding that is a drop in the oceanwú yí无疑shì是jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛undoubtedly a drop in the oceanmiàn duì面对jiǔ niú yī máo九牛一毛facing a situation that is a drop in the ocean