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涓埃之力

juān āi zhī lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
negligible force (idiom) / tiny force
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-60864d3a454e9dd7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

涓埃之力 涓埃之力 [juan1 ai1 zhi1 li4] /negligible force (idiom); tiny force/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 涓
    juān

    brook / to select

    Juān

    surname Juan

  • 埃
    āi

    dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e

    Āi

    abbr. for Egypt 埃及[Āi jí] or Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亞|埃塞俄比亚[Āi sài é bǐ yà]

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

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