蚊子再小也是肉

wénzizàixiǎoyěshìròu
  1. lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
  2. fig. it's better than nothing

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Entry Composition

1 蚊子 wénzi mosquito
2 再 zài
  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 yě or 都 dōu for emphasis)
  6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則 zàizé, 再就是 zàijiùshì etc)
  7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
3 小 xiǎo
  1. small
  2. tiny
  3. few
  4. young
4 也是 yěshì
  1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
  2. (pseudoverb) to also be
  3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
  4. that's true
  5. to also be
5 肉 ròu
  1. meat
  2. flesh
  3. pulp (of a fruit)
  4. (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy
  5. (of a person) flabby
  6. irresolute
  7. Kangxi radical 130

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螞蚱也是肉 màzhayěshìròu
  1. lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
  2. fig. it's better than nothing