牙缝里剔肉,解不了馋牙縫里剔肉,解不了饞牙縫里剔肉,解不了饞

picking meat from between the teeth: doesn't cure the craving

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A small amount cannot meet the need or solve the problem. Like 'a drop in the bucket'.

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Simplified: 牙缝里剔肉,解不了馋
Traditional (Taiwan): 牙縫里剔肉,解不了饞
Pinyin: yáfèng li tī ròu,jiě bù liǎo chán
Pinyin (Taiwan): yáfèng lǐ tī ròu,jiě bù liǎo chán
Bopomofo: ㄧㄚˊ ㄈㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄧㄖㄡˋ,ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄢˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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