山大压不住泉水，牛大压不死虱子山大壓不住泉水，牛大壓不死蝨子山大壓不住泉水，牛大壓不死蝨子

a big mountain can't hold down a spring; a big ox can't crush a louse

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Even the strong are powerless against certain small things.

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Simplified: 山大压不住泉水，牛大压不死虱子
Traditional (Taiwan): 山大壓不住泉水，牛大壓不死蝨子
Pinyin: shān dà yā búzhù quánshuǐ, niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi
Bopomofo: ㄕㄢㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚㄅㄨˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ，ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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