- 小人物 xiǎorénwù a nobodyA person of low social status or little influence; a nonentity; an ordinary person without fame.
- 小人儿 xiǎorénr child(erhua variant) A nickname or affectionate term for a young child or kid
- 小人书 xiǎorénshū children's picture bookChildren's picture story book; traditional Chinese comic book consisting of small bound volumes of palm-sized illustrations.
- 小人国 xiǎorénguó LilliputThe fictional country of tiny people described in the book "Gulliver's Travels"; more generally, a land of dwarfs or tiny things.
- 小人得志 xiǎoréndézhì villains hold sway(idiom) a vile character flourishes; an inferior person becomes arrogant and overbearing after attaining a position of power or influence
- 小人家 xiǎorénjiā commoner familyA family of common people or a household of modest means; a destitute family.
- 势利小人 shìlixiǎorén snoba person who is snobbish and looks down on others; someone with a mean or despicable personality who only cares about power and wealth
- 市井小人 shìjǐngxiǎorén philistinelowly and vulgar people of the city; a narrow-minded or ill-mannered person from the marketplace
- 小人儿书 xiǎorénrshū picture-story bookColloquial term for a children's picture-story book; a small comic book with a complete story plot.
- 大人不记小人过 dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò to be magnanimousa person of great character does not hold grudges against those of lower status or moral stature; often used as a plea for forgiveness or to show one's own generosity of spirit
- 大人不计小人过 dàrénbùjìxiǎorénguò let bygones be bygonesDescribes a person of great character who is generous and does not hold a grudge against someone of lesser status for their mistakes.
- 君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚 jūnzitǎndàngdàngxiǎorénchángqīqī good people are at peace while the wicked are constantly anxiousA noble person is open-hearted and at peace, while a petty person is always burdened by anxiety and worry.
- 君子不计小人过 jūnzǐbùjìxiǎorénguò a noble person ignores the faults of lesser peoplea person of high moral character does not hold a grudge or dwell on the mistakes made by those of low status or poor character
- 小人精 xiǎorénjīng precocious child(colloquial) exceptionally bright or clever child; child prodigy; a little smarty-pants
- 以小人之心,度君子之腹 yǐxiǎorénzhīxīnduójūnzǐzhīfù to judge a noble person with a mean mindto gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure; to use narrow-minded thinking to guess the motives of a person with high integrity