九牛一毛

Explanation: Nine cow of a hair. Compared the number of very large number of tiny, insignificant. 　　Usage: Partial official; as subject, object, attribute; metaphor negligible 　　Source: Qian Han, "reported Ren Shaoqing book": "Jialing servant executed by Zhu, if the death of a nine cattle hair, and why the differences of ants?" 　　Examples: Mo boasts nine cattle cent, complacency will roll. (Chen Yi's "Qi Gu Huai-hand sense of the book do not stretch," poetry) 　　Story: Emperor Wu (Liu Che) heard that Li Ling with troops deep into the territory of the Huns, morale is high, heart glad. At this time, many ministers are Couqu to congratulate the emperor wise, good employment. Later, Li Ling surrender, Emperor very angry, in turn, had congratulated the Minister also criticized Li Ling useless and infidelity. Qian then stood quietly, Emperor asked his views on the matter, said Li Ling Qian frank only 5000 infantry, 80,000 cavalry been surrounded by Huns, but still not even hit 10 a few days battle destruction of more than 10,000 enemy really be a great general of the. End result of grain to make the final arrow, return has been cut off, only to stop the fighting, Li Ling is not a true surrender, but waiting for the opportunity to serve the country. His contribution was his failure to complement the crime. Emperor Li Ling hear his defense, but also ironic that the emperor attack from the front, next of kin Li Guangli Hun Yong Ru reactive, anger in prison under the Qian. The following year, they misrepresent the Hun Li Ling for the training, Emperor Wu did not make things clear, put Li Ling's mother and kill his wife. Ting Yu Du week to meet the emperor, Sima Qian had falsely accused the emperor of framing the crime and called Sima Qian imposed on the most cruel and most shameful, "Fu Xing." Sima Qian's been such a destruction, pain I, wanted to commit suicide; but then I thought, like him humble people died, many people rich but the eyes, but as the "death of a nine Mao Mao", not only lack of sympathy, and more will provoke ridicule. So determined to endure shame, with their own lives and time to hard ground, doggedly to complete the great "Historical Records" of writing. Dayong ancient so-called people have great wisdom, Sima Qian is such a person. He knew in the era he lived, the death of one, as he did has no standing, no respectable person, not as good as dogs than dead, so he bravely live, finally completed the unprecedented Did this happen because of the history of the great works - " Records of the Historian. " Sima Qian of his turn this thinking the situation of sex abuse have told friends Renshao Qing, who later said that according to his letter, the "death of a nine cattle hair," a word, the extension to "drop in the bucket," This expression, used metaphor of something or some kind of talent is only part of the very most of which, like nine different cattle of a hair. Thesaurus:  about [much]the same, One of the best, rare and precious things or persons; as precious and rare as phoenix feather and unicorn horns, Yizhenyixian, a drop in the bucket, insignificant, be both socialist-winded and professionally expert, a tiny bit, Nine cattle cent, insignificant insignificantly, Wang Zun Delong, like bite, Thousand side, Taicang as atom, 1 star slightest, Every tree and bush Antonym Group:  have no choice but enumerate, Have no choice but Sheng held, Nangengpushu