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(lit.) one grain floating on the ocean (idiom) · (fig.) a drop in the ocean

沧海一粟
cāng hǎi yī sù
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) one hair from nine oxen (idiom) · (fig.) a drop in the ocean九牛一毛jiǔ niú yī máo(idiom) negligible; insignificant微不足道wēi bù zú dàominute · tiny · negligible · insignificant渺小miǎo xiǎo
Antonyms
countless as the grains of sand in the Ganges (idiom)恒河沙数Héng hé shā shù
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