蚂蚱也是肉

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

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Entry Composition

1 蚂蚱 màzha
  1. (dialect) locust
  2. grasshopper
2 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
3 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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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