斗筲

dǒu shāo

Dictionary entry

an ancient bamboo container

What does 斗筲 mean?

斗筲 (dǒu shāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1an ancient bamboo container

2narrow-mindedness

Character breakdown

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斗Dǒuabbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]筲shāopot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips · basket (container) for chopsticks

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斗筲

dǒu shāo

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