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沧海一粟
滄海一粟
cānghǎiyīsù
1. a drop in the ocean (idiom)

Character Breakdown

沧
cāng
azure, cold, vast (all as of the sea)
HSK 6 7 丶
海
hǎi
sea, ocean; maritime
HSK 4 10 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
粟
sù
oats, millet, barley
12 丶

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