杯
水
车
薪

Word Definition - 杯水车薪

bēi shuǐ chē xīn lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

Individual Character Details

杯 bēi, bēi, bēi
水 shuǐ, shuǐ
车 chē, chē, jū
薪 xīn