雕虫小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì

DEFINITIONS

  1. insignificant talent
  2. skill of no high order
  3. minor accomplishment

CHARACTERS

雕 diāo
HSK 6
engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; used for U+9D70 鵰 an eagle, vulture
虫 chóng
HSK 5
insects, worms; KangXi radical 142
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
技 jì
HSK 4
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity