斗筲之材

dǒu shāo zhī cái

Dictionary entry

person of limited capacity

What does 斗筲之材 mean?

斗筲之材 (dǒu shāo zhī cái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1person of limited capacity

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 材cáimaterial · timber

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斗筲之材

dǒu shāo zhī cái

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