小肚鸡肠 — “To be narrow-minded and petty”
小肚鸡肠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be narrow-minded and petty”. To be extremely small-minded and easily bothered by trivial matters, often showing a lack of generosity or tolerance.
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小肚鸡肠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 小xiǎo
- 肚dù
- 鸡jī
- 肠cháng
小肚鸡肠 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 小肚鸡肠
他总是为一点小事就和别人斤斤计较，真是小肚鸡肠。
He always quibbles over trifles with others; he's truly narrow-minded.
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More idioms starting with 小
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- xiǎo小chǒu丑tiào跳liáng梁Insignificant villains stirring up mischief
- xiǎo小zhōng中jiàn见dà大see the big in the small
- xiǎo小rén人dé得zhì志petty person achieves success
- xiǎo小xìn信wèi未fú孚Small trust not yet convinced
- xiǎo小tōu偷xiǎo小mō摸to engage in petty theft
- xiǎo小ér儿pò破zéi贼youngster achieves great accomplishments
- xiǎo小guān冠zi子xià夏a person with poor eyesight
- xiǎo小shòu受dà大zǒu走endure minor punishment, flee severe beating
- xiǎo小qì器yì易yíng盈narrow-minded, easily conceited
- xiǎo小guó国guǎ寡mín民small country with few people
- xiǎo小dà大yóu由zhī之applicable to both large and small matters
Questions about 小肚鸡肠
- What does 小肚鸡肠 mean?
- 小肚鸡肠 (xiǎo dù jī cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be narrow-minded and petty”.
- How do you pronounce 小肚鸡肠?
- 小肚鸡肠 is pronounced xiǎo dù jī cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 小肚鸡肠?
- 比喻器量狭小，只考虑小事，不照顾大局。