斗筲之材 dǒu shāo zhī cái

DEFINITIONS

  1. person of limited capacity

CHARACTERS

斗 dǒu
HSK 5
Chinese peck; liquid measure
筲 shāo basket, bucket
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
材 cái
HSK 4
material, stuff; timber; talent