麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 in English ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiomatic expression)
  • small but complete in every detail

Simplified Characters

麻 雀 虽 小 ， 五 脏 俱 全

Traditional Characters

麻 雀 雖 小 ， 五 臟 俱 全

Pinyin

ma2 que4 sui1 xiao3 , wu3 zang4 ju4 quan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

麻ma2variant of 麻[ma2] 雀que4a freckle 虽sui1although 小xiao3small ， 五wu3five 脏zang4viscera 俱ju4entirely 全quan2surname Quan