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麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán

9-character word Traditional 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全

What 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 means

1. the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)
2. small but complete in every detail

The characters in 麻雀虽小，五脏俱全

• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 雀què(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. qiǎo
• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 五wǔfive; 5
• 脏zāngdirty; filthy; to get (sth) dirty
• 俱jù(literary) all; both; entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together…
• 全quánall; whole; entire