小器易盈
xiǎo​qì​yì​yíng

easily satisfied

  • created sense approved 小器易盈 · xiǎo​qì​yì​yíng · easily satisfied — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小器易盈

    xiǎo​qì​yì​yíng

    easily satisfied

    (idiom) a small vessel is easily filled; describes someone who is narrow-minded and easily becomes self-complacent or satisfied with minor successes

    小器 (literal) → 小器 · xiǎo​qì · limited talent 易 (literal) → 易 · yì · easy 盈 (literal) → 盈 · yíng · to fill

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

    created sense