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四sei3兩loeng2撥but3千cin1斤gan1

simp四两拨千斤also written四両撥千斤
sei3 loeng2 but3 cin1 gan1sei3 loeng2 but6 cin1 gan1sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

English

  1. (lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to achieve much with little effort

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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