斗筲之器

dǒu shāo zhī qì

Dictionary entry

person narrow-minded and shortsighted

What does 斗筲之器 mean?

斗筲之器 (dǒu shāo zhī qì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1person narrow-minded and shortsighted

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 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 器qìdevice · tool

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斗筲之器

dǒu shāo zhī qì

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