麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo ， wǔ zàng jù quán

The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. The sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom).
  2. 2. small but complete in every detail

Characters

Character Meaning
麻 má HSK 4
to feel numb; hemp; sesame
雀 què HSK 6
sparrow; small bird; also pr. qiǎo
虽 suī HSK 2
although; even though
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
脏 zàng HSK 4
viscera; (anatomy) organ; dirty
俱 jù HSK 5
entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together
全 quán HSK 4
all; whole; entire