小道 xiǎo dào

DEFINITIONS

  1. bypath
  2. trail
  3. bribery as a means of achieving a goal
  4. minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman)

CHARACTERS

小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant
道 dào path, road, street; method, way