牛大压不死虱子牛大壓不死蝨子牛大壓不死蝨子

however big the ox, it can't crush a louse to death

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Being bigger doesn't mean you can overcome the small. Used to say size is no guarantee of winning.

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Simplified: 牛大压不死虱子
Traditional (Taiwan): 牛大壓不死蝨子
Pinyin: niú dà yā bù sǐ shīzi
Bopomofo: ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕ ˙ㄗ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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