杯水车薪
bēishuǐ-chēxīnTraditional 杯水車薪
a drop in the bucket
Every meaning
bēishuǐ-chēxīn
- a drop in the bucket
Its characters
- 杯bēicup; glass
- 水shuǐwater
- 车chēcar; vehicle
- 薪xīnsalary; pay
Words with 杯
Words with 水
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.