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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 秤砣雖小壓千斤 [ㄔㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ; cheng4 tuo2 sui1 xiao3 ya1 qian1 jin1]
 although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)
 apparently insignificant details can have a large impact
 for want of a nail the battle was lost
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