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秤砣虽小压千斤 秤砣雖小壓千斤

chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn

Meaning

although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignificant details can have a large impact; for want of a nail the battle was lost

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秤chèngbalance, scale; steelyard禾平砣tuóa stone roller; plumb, weight石它虽suīalthough, even though口虫小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant亅八压yāpress; oppress; crush; pressure厂土丶千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very丿十斤jīna catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd厂下