勺水一脔 — “A tiny amount”

一勺水，一块肉。比喻量少。

勺水一脔 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny amount”. A meager portion; a drop in the bucket. Literally, “A scoop of water and a slice of meat”.

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勺水一脔 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
勺	sháo	3	spoon or ladle
水	shuǐ	4	water, liquid, river, juice
一	yī	1	one, a, single, whole
脔	luán	12	small piece of meat; sliced meat

这点捐款对于庞大的项目来说，不过是勺水一脔，远远不够。

This small donation is merely a drop in the bucket for the enormous project, far from sufficient.

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What does 勺水一脔 mean?

勺水一脔 (sháo shuǐ yī luán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tiny amount”.

How do you pronounce 勺水一脔?

勺水一脔 is pronounced sháo shuǐ yī luán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 勺水一脔 literally mean?

Literally, 勺水一脔 means “a scoop of water and a slice of meat”. It is used to mean “a tiny amount”.

What is the Chinese definition of 勺水一脔?

一勺水，一块肉。比喻量少。