九牛一毛
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九牛一毛
- jiǔniúyīmáo Mandarin, Pinyin
- ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ Mandarin, Bopomofo
- gau² ngau⁴ jat¹ mou⁴ Cantonese, Jyutping
- gao² ghu⁵ zêg⁸ mo⁵ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
- ⁵cieu-gnieu-iq-mau Wu, Shanghai, Wugniu
- jiǔniúyīmáo [實際讀音：jiǔniúyìmáo Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
- ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
- jiǒunióuyimáo Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
- chiu³-niu²-i¹-mao² Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
- jyǒu-nyóu-yī-máu Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
- jeouniouimau Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
- цзюнюимао Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
- /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
- jiǔniúyīmáor [實際讀音：jiǔniúyìmáor Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄇㄠˊㄦ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- jiǒunióuyimáor Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- chiu³-niu²-i¹-mao²-ʼrh Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- jyǒu-nyóu-yī-máur Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- jeouniouimaul Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- цзюнюимаор Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Erhua
- gau² ngau⁴ jat¹ mou⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- gáu ngàuh yāt mòuh Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- gau² ngau⁴ jat⁷ mou⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- geo² ngeo⁴ yed¹ mou⁴ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ mou̯²¹/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
- káu gû tse̍k mô Min Nan, Teochew, POJ
- /kau⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/ Min Nan, Teochew, IPA
- ⁵cieu-gnieu-iq-mau Wu, Northern, Shanghai
Where it comes from
出自《漢書．卷六二．司馬遷傳》：
phrase
- 極大數量中的一小部分
In English
- drop in the bucket an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a hu
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