大たい海かい一いっ滴てき

noun

a drop in the ocean; a drop in the bucket

Idiomatic expression meaning something is so small or insignificant compared to the whole that it makes almost no difference. Often used to describe a contribution, effort, or amount that is negligible in the grand scheme of things.

• 募ぼ金きんしたが、大たい海かい一いっ滴てきに過すぎない。

  I donated, but it's just a drop in the ocean.

• この程てい度どの節せつ約やくは大たい海かい一いっ滴てきだ。

  This level of saving is a drop in the bucket.