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): ㄘㄤㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄙㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cong¹ hoi² jat¹ suk¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cānghǎiyīsù [Phonetic: cānghǎiyísù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄤㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄙㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsanghaeyi1suh
  - 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 hɔːi̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

滄海一粟

drop in the ocean; drop in the bucket

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