dǒu shāo zhī rén

斗筲之人 (dǒu shāo zhī rén) is a Chinese word meaning “a small-minded person; a bean-counter”.

Meanings

  1. 1a small-minded person
  2. 2a bean-counter

Characters in 斗筲之人

斗dǒu · dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4]筲shāo · pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])人rén · person; people

Related words

人person; people之(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])之前before女人woman女人wife别人other people; others; other person男人a man之后after; behind有人someone人们people之间(after a noun) between; among; amid夫人lady

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