粵

冰bing1山saan1一jat1角gok3

bing1 saan1 jat1 gok3bīng shān yī jiǎo

English

  1. tip of the iceberg
  2. the tip of the iceberg

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 事物嘅一小部份

Examples

  • 呢個只係問題嘅冰山一角。

    This is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.

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  • 你睇到嘅罪案只係冰山一角,冇被揭發嘅多如牛毛。

    The criminal cases you see are just the tip of the iceberg. There are countless others that have not been exposed.

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

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