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Put out a burning wood cart with a cup of water
An utterly inadequate measure
杯水車薪 is a warning against a futile effort.
This proverb literally refers to one who is “trying to put out a burning cart of wood with a cup of water,” or “throw a cup of water on a cartload of wood.” The lesson to be learned is about using the right measure or tool for the job and not wasting your effort if you are inadequately equipped for the task at hand - in other words the postscript should be “go get a bucket or a fire hose.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
杯水車薪 杯水车薪 see styles |
bēi shuǐ chē xīn bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 pei shui ch`e hsin pei shui che hsin |
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お水 see styles |
omizu おみず |
(1) (a cup of) water; (adjectival noun) (2) racy; titillating; sexy; suggestive |
先陀 see styles |
xiān tuó xian1 tuo2 hsien t`o hsien to senda |
(先陀婆) Saindhava, interpreted as salt, a cup, water, and a horse; born or produced in Sihdh, or near the Indus; also a minister of state in personal attendance on the king. |
汲む see styles |
kumu くむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump; (transitive verb) (2) (See 酌む・くむ・1) to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); (transitive verb) (3) to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand; (transitive verb) (4) to draw upon; to inherit |
硯滴 砚滴 see styles |
yàn dī yan4 di1 yen ti |
small cup for adding water to an ink stone |
鹿追 see styles |
shikaoi しかおい |
hinged bamboo water cup or trough, which makes a percussive sound periodically as it tips over; (place-name) Shikaoi |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Put out a burning wood cart with a cup of water | 杯水車薪 杯水车薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 bei shui che xin beishuichexin | pei shui ch`e hsin peishuichehsin pei shui che hsin |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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