麻
雀
虽
小
,
五
脏
俱
全
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Definitions
1. The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
2. small but complete in every detail
Components
麻雀
má què
–
sparrow
虽
suī
–
although
小
xiǎo
–
small
五脏
wǔ zàng
–
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei
俱全
jù quán
–
every kind