器小易盈
qì​xiǎo​yì​yíng

easily complacent

  • created reference approved 器小易盈 → 小器易盈 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    器小易盈 qì​xiǎo​yì​yíng

    小器易盈 xiǎo​qì​yì​yíng

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 器小易盈 · qì​xiǎo​yì​yíng · easily complacent — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    器小易盈

    qì​xiǎo​yì​yíng

    easily complacent

    a small vessel is easily filled; used to describe narrow-minded or superficial people who are prone to complacency and pride

    器 (literal) → 器 · qì · capacity 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · easy 盈 (literal) → 盈 · yíng · to fill

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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