má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom) / small but complete in every detail
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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.

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Original source entry:

麻雀雖小,五臟俱全 麻雀虽小,五脏俱全 [ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2] /the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)/small but complete in every detail/

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Other forms in these source records: 麻雀雖小,五臟俱全

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麻雀虽小五脏俱全
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