diāo chóng xiǎo jì

Traditional: 雕蟲小技

雕虫小技 (diāo chóng xiǎo jì) is a Chinese word meaning “insignificant talent; skill of no high order; minor accomplishment”.

Meanings

  1. 1insignificant talent
  2. 2skill of no high order
  3. 3minor accomplishment

Characters in 雕虫小技

雕diāo · to carve虫chóng · lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures小xiǎo · small技jì · skill

Related words

小small小时hour小姐young lady小心to be careful小子(literary) youngster小子(coll.) boy小孩child技术technology; technique; skill小伙子young man小组group小时候in one's childhood小丑clown

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