an utterly inadequate measure

an utterly inadequate measure

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin B ē ishu ǐ ch ē x ī n, which means to save a car of firewood with a glass of water. It means that the power is too small to solve the problem.

explain

Use a glass of water to save a car of firewood on fire. It means that the power is too small to solve the problem.

Classics

"Mencius · Gaozi I": today's people, just like a glass of water to save a car fire. If there is a new debt that hasn't been paid, there is a great deal to be said about it, except for Xu Xia Ding's thirty Liang. ——Li Lvyuan's Qiludeng in Qing Dynasty chapter 74

usage

It can be used as a predicate, an object, and a clause.

story

Once upon a time, there was a woodcutter cutting wood to go home. It was hot. He pushed a cart full of firewood to a teahouse. Just after sitting down in the room and drinking tea for a while, I heard someone outside shouting: "no, fire fighting! The truck is on fire The woodcutter immediately got up, took the cup and rushed out. He splashed the water in the teacup on the burning diesel truck, then ran back, filled a full glass of water, trying to put out the fire, but when he ran out again, the firewood had turned to ashes.