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雕虫小技

Word · NounTraditional雕蟲小技

insignificant skill; trifling technique

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

insignificant skill; petty trick; trifling technique

literary

常用来形容微不足道、不值得夸耀的技能,尤其指文字上的小技巧或技艺,带有些许轻视的意味。

Tā他
nà那
xiē些
suǒ所
wèi谓
de的
chuàng创
zuò作
 ,
bù不
guò过
shì是
xiē些
diāo雕
chóng虫
xiǎo小
jì技
bà罢
le了
 。

His so-called creations are nothing but insignificant tricks.

Bié别
zài在
zhè这
xiē些
diāo雕
chóng虫
xiǎo小
jì技
shàng上
làng浪
fèi费
shí时
jiān间
 ,
yào要
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
gèng更
yǒu有
jià价
zhí值
de的
shì事
qing情
 。

Don't waste time on these trifling techniques; focus on more valuable matters.

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Tā他
jīng精
tōng通
de的
shì是
jīng经
shì世
zhì致
yòng用
zhī之
xué学
 ,
duì对
zhè这
xiē些
diāo雕
chóng虫
xiǎo小
jì技
bù不
xiè屑
yī一
gù顾
 。

He is proficient in pragmatic knowledge for governing the world and looks down on such petty skills.