雕蟲小技

Chinese

			small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	skill
trad. (雕蟲小技/彫蟲小技)		雕蟲/彫蟲	小	技
simp. (雕虫小技)		雕虫	小	技

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diāochóngxiǎojì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ cung⁴ siu² gei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diāochóngxiǎojì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diaochóngsiǎojì
    • Wade–Giles: tiao¹-chʻung²-hsiao³-chi⁴
    • Yale: dyāu-chúng-syǎu-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diauchorngsheaujih
    • Palladius: дяочунсяоцзи (djaočunsjaoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diāochóngrxiǎojì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄨㄥˊㄦ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diaochóngrsiǎojì
    • Wade–Giles: tiao¹-chʻung²-ʼrh-hsiao³-chi⁴
    • Yale: dyāu-chúngr-syǎu-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diauchornglsheaujih
    • Palladius: дяочунрсяоцзи (djaočunrsjaoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊ̃ɻ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu¹ cung⁴ siu² gei⁶
    • Yale: dīu chùhng síu geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ tsung⁴ siu² gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ cung⁴ xiu² géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːu̯³⁵ kei̯²²/

Idiom

雕蟲小技

1. insignificant talent; minor accomplishment