- lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
- fig. it's better than nothing
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- Even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
This idiom is used to express that even something small or insignificant can still be of some value; it implies that one should appreciate what they have, even if it seems negligible.
This small gift may not be expensive, but even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment.
In life, even if one earns little, it’s still better than nothing.
Generated collocations (experimental)
wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu蚊子再小也是肉it's better than nothingzhǐ yào只要yǒu有,jiù就hǎo好as long as there’s something, that’s good enoughnìng kě宁可yāo要yī diǎn一点,Yě也bù yào不要kōng空zhāo着better to have a little than to have nothing at allxiǎo小Yě也shì是ròu肉even the small things are valuablejī jí积极miàn duì面对kùn nan困难be proactive in facing difficultieswú lùn无论dà xiǎo大小,Dū都yǒu jià zhí有价值there is value in things, regardless of sizewēi bù zú dào微不足道de的dōng xī东西Yě也yǒu yì yì有意义even trivial things have their significancehǎo guò好过méi yǒu没有better than having nothingyī diǎn一点zǒng总Bǐ比méi yǒu没有Qiáng强a little is better than nonexiǎo què xìng小确幸small but certain happiness