Dictionary / Vocabulary / 雀の涙
すずめのなみだ
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount
Also written すずめの涙、スズメの涙
雀の涙ほどの給料では何の役にも立たない。
The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.
ここの給料は、雀の涙程度よ。
The pay here is a joke.