mà zha yě shì ròu

Traditional: 螞蚱也是肉

蚂蚱也是肉 (mà zha yě shì ròu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom); fig. it's better than nothing”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
  2. 2fig. it's better than nothing

Characters in 蚂蚱也是肉

蚂mā · used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]蚱zhà · grasshopper也yě · also; too; as well; (not ...) either是shì · to be (followed by substantives only)肉ròu · meat

Related words

是to be (followed by substantives only)是variant of 是[shi4]也also; too; as well; (not ...) either也surname Ye但是but; however是的yes, that's right就是exactly; precisely也许perhaps; maybe只是merely; only; just; nothing but还是still (as before)可是but; however真是indeed; truly

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