a cup of water and a grain of millet-eatvery little(bēi shuǐ lì sù)

a cup of water and a grain of millet-eatvery little

Cup water grain millet, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ē ishu ǐ L ì s ù, meaning a cup of water, a grain of millet, refers to a very small amount of food. From Song Hongmai's Yi Jian Bing Zhi Zhang Gong meets the immortal.

Interpretation of Idioms

A glass of water, a grain of millet. A small amount of food.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Hongmai's Yi Jian Bing Zhi Zhang Gong meets an immortal: "although it's more than ten days, there's no need for a cup of water and a grain of millet. He is fond of drinking and writing poems. He is sixty years old and has strong colors

Chinese PinYin : bēi shuǐ lì sù