四兩撥千斤
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See also: 四两拨千斤
Chinese[edit]
four | both; two; some both; two; some; a few; tael |
to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move to push aside; to appropriate (money); to move; to set aside; group; batch; to poke; to stir |
thousand | catty; weight equal to 0.5 kg | ||
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trad. (四兩撥千斤) | 四 | 兩 | 撥 | 千 | 斤 | |
simp. (四两拨千斤) | 四 | 两 | 拨 | 千 | 斤 | |
Literally: “four ounces yields 1000 catties”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
四兩撥千斤
- a huge return for a very small investment; a big payoff for a small effort