弹丸之地 dàn wán zhī dì — a tiny patch of land; a mere slip of a place
弹丸之地
dàn wán zhī dì
Definitions
- a tiny patch of land; a mere slip of a place
More definitions
CC-CEDICT
- (idiom) tiny speck of land
- small area
ExtDict
- 弹丸:弹弓所用的铁丸或泥丸。弹丸那么大的地方。形容地方非常狭小。
Examples
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这座弹丸之地的小岛,战略位置却很重要。
This tiny island, no bigger than a pellet, is of great strategic importance.
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区区弹丸之地,竟建起如此繁华的都市。
On such a tiny patch of land has risen such a bustling city.