Vocabulary
What does 焼け石に水 (やけいしにみず) mean?
焼け石に水 (やけいしにみず) means a measure that is far too small to make any real difference (lit. water poured on a hot stone).
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焼け石に水やけいしにみず
TOPICS
a measure that is far too small to make any real difference (lit. water poured on a hot stone)
Example sentences
この程度の節約では、焼け石に水で借金はほとんど減らない。
Saving at this level is a drop in the ocean; the debt barely shrinks.