A metaphor for extremely tiny and worthless things; something utterly insignificant or of no value.
在浩瀚的宇宙中，人类的生命或许只是一瞬，如同鼠肝虫臂般微不足道。
In the vast universe, human life might be but a fleeting moment, as insignificant as a rat's liver or an insect's arm.
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Zisi, Ziyu, Zili, and Zilai were four noble scholars who held a philosophical view on life and death. Their friendship was as pure as water, and they transcended the concerns of life and death.
When Ziyu fell ill, Zisi visited him, and Ziyu was greatly pleased.
Later, when Zilai fell ill, Zili went to comfort him. Zilai dismissed his family members and then said to Zili, 'Nature is truly wondrous. When you die, will it transform you into a rat's liver or an insect's arm?'
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