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斗筲小器
dǒu​shāo​xiǎo​qì

small vessels

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
斗筲小器 dǒu​shāo​xiǎo​qì
small vessels
Small containers such as a peck 斗 dǒu or a bamboo basket 筲 shāo
narrow-minded person
A person with a small mind or narrow outlook; also used as a humble way to describe oneself as having limited talent and shallow learning