tiny; insignificant; petty
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
tiny; insignificant; petty (esp. of evildoers)
archaicLiterary and archaic usage. Almost exclusively appears in the phrase 幺么小丑 (yāomó xiǎochǒu) to describe contemptible, insignificant villains.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yāo幺
mó么
xiǎo小
chǒu丑
，
hé何
zú足
guà挂
chǐ齿
？
Why even mention such insignificant petty villains?
Yāo幺
mó么
zhī之
bèi辈
，
bù不
kān堪
yī一
jī击
。
These insignificant people cannot withstand a single blow.
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Chú除
qù去
jǐ几
gè个
yāo幺
mó么
xiǎo小
chǒu丑
，
dà大
jú局
bìng并
wú无
gǎi改
biàn变
。
Apart from removing a few insignificant villains, the overall situation remains unchanged.