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小人

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xiǎo rén

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Definitions

  1. 1. I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
  2. 2. nasty person
  3. 3. vile character

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卑鄙 小人 !
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Words Containing 小人

以小人之心,度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)

势利小人
shì li xiǎo rén

snob

君子不计小人过
jūn zǐ bù jì xiǎo rén guò

see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò]

君子坦荡荡,小人长戚戚
jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

大人不记小人过
dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)

小人书
xiǎo rén shū

children's picture story book

小人物
xiǎo rén wù

nonentity

小人精
xiǎo rén jīng

exceptionally bright kid

Child Words of 小人

人
rén

person; people

小
xiǎo

small

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