杯水車薪 [－－车－]

Jyutping bui1 seoi2 geoi1 san1
Pinyin bēi shuǐ chē xīn

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

杯水車薪 [－－车－]

Jyutping bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1
Pinyin bēi shuǐ chē xīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    缺乏​資源​去​解決​問題​，​猶如用​一杯​水救​熄​一車​燒着​咗​嘅​木柴
    unable to settle a problem in short of resources
    • 業界代表認為資助只係杯水車薪。
      业界代表认为资助只系杯水车薪。
      jip6 gaai3 doi6 biu2 jing6 wai4 zi1 zo6 zi2 hai6 bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1.
      The industry representative thinks that the subsidy is not enough to settle the problem.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    too inadequate and useless; to no avail
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    业界代表认为资助只系杯水车薪。
    業界代表認為資助只係杯水車薪。
    jip6 gaai3 doi6 biu2 jing6 wai4 zi1 zo6 zi2 hai6 bui1 seoi2 ce1 san1.
    • The industry representative thinks that the subsidy is not enough to settle the problem.