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秤砣虽小压千斤

chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

7-character word Traditional 秤砣雖小壓千斤

What 秤砣虽小压千斤 means

1. although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
2. apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
3. for want of a nail the battle was lost

The characters in 秤砣虽小压千斤

• 秤chēngto weigh (variant of 称
• 砣tuósteelyard weight; stone roller; to polish jade with an emery wheel
• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 压yāto press; to push down; to keep under (control)
• 千qiānthousand
• 斤jīncatty; (mainland) weight equal to 500 g; (Taiwan) weight equal to 600 g