麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 (maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4 | ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2) : small but complete in every detail

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麻雀雖小，五臟俱全

maa4 zoek3*2 seoi1 siu2 ng5 zong6 keoi1 cyun4

ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2

small but complete in every detail (lit., "the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there")

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 / 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

This word was added by bybell on 16th Aug 2010 17:37

Characters in this word:

麻 maa4 - hemp; flax; sesame; coarse
雀 zoek3 zoek3*2 - bird (small)
雖 seoi1 - although
小 siu2 - small, tiny, little
， - (not in database)
五 ng5 - five
臟 zong6 - internal organs of the body
俱 keoi1 - all; completely; entirely
全 cyun4 - perfect, whole, total

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麻雀雖小，五臟俱全。
Idiom: Although the place is small, it is well installed with facilities.

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