斗筲之人 in English dou3 shao1 zhi1 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

• a small-minded person
• a bean-counter

Pinyin

dou3 shao1 zhi1 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

斗dou4abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] 筲shao1pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 人ren2man