created sense approved 小巫见大巫/小巫見大巫 · xiǎowūjiàndàwū · to pale in comparison — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
小巫见大巫 / 小巫見大巫
xiǎowūjiàndàwū
to pale in comparison
Literally "a minor magician in the presence of a great one"; used to describe being completely outclassed or dwarfed by something far superior.
小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 巫 (bound) → 巫 · wū · shaman; witch; wizard 见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 巫 (bound) → 巫 · wū · shaman; witch; wizard
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