小巫见大巫 in English xiao3 wu1 jian4 da4 wu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to pale into insignificance by comparison

Simplified Characters

小 巫 见 大 巫

Traditional Characters

小 巫 見 大 巫

Pinyin

xiao3 wu1 jian4 da4 wu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

小xiao3small 巫wu1surname Wu 见jian4to see 大da4big 巫wu1surname Wu