shǔ
cháng

idiom
common

Meaning of 鼠肚鸡肠

鼠肚鸡肠 means narrow-minded; petty; small-minded. Pronounced shǔ dù jī cháng.

  • narrow-minded; petty; small-minded

Definitions & Examples

wéi
rén
shǔ
cháng
 
diǎn
xiǎo
shì
yào
chóu
 

He is so narrow-minded that he holds grudges over the slightest things.

Zuò
shēng
yào
 
néng
shǔ
cháng
 

You need to be magnanimous in business, not petty.

bié
me
shǔ
cháng
hǎo
hǎo
 
jiā
dōu
ràng
jiù
méi
shì
le
 

Can you stop being so small-minded? If everyone gives a little, there won't be any problem.