滄海一粟

滄海一粟

See also: 沧海一粟

Chinese

		vast ocean; large ocean	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	grain; millet
trad. (滄海一粟)		滄海	一	粟
simp. (沧海一粟)		沧海	一	粟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cānghǎiyīsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ hoi² jat¹ suk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cānghǎiyīsù [Phonetic: cānghǎiyísù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄤ ㄏㄞˇ ㄧ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanghaeisuh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cong¹ hoi² jat¹ suk¹
    • Yale: chōng hói yāt sūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsong¹ hoi² jat⁷ suk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: cong¹ hoi² yed¹ sug¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɔːy̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

滄海一粟

1. drop in the ocean; drop in the bucket