- 雕虫小技 diāochóngxiǎojì minor skillInsignificant talent or skill of no great value; minor accomplishment. Often used as a modest way to refer to one's own literary or artistic work.
- 虫篆小技 chóngzhuànxiǎojì insignificant skillminor artistic or literary talents, such as decorative calligraphy or trivial writing, often used to express self-deprecating modesty