"小巫見大巫" meaning in Chinese

See 小巫見大巫 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/, /siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xiǎowújiàndàwú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xiǎowújiàndàwú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siǎowújiàndàwú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsiao³-wu²-chien⁴-ta⁴-wu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syǎu-wú-jyàn-dà-wú [Mandarin, Yale], sheauwujianndahwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяо’уцзяньдау [Mandarin, Palladius], sjao’uczjanʹdau [Mandarin, Palladius], síu mòuh gin daaih mòuh [Cantonese, Yale], siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], xiu² mou⁴ gin³ dai⁶ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 小巫见大巫
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 小巫見大巫
  1. to pale in comparison Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-小巫見大巫-zh-phrase-2e6FpvhY Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      "glosses": [
        "to pale in comparison"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pale in comparison",
          "pale in comparison"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-wu²-chien⁴-ta⁴-wu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-wú-jyàn-dà-wú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheauwujianndahwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяо’уцзяньдау"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjao’uczjanʹdau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu mòuh gin daaih mòuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² mou⁴ gin³ dai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "小巫見大巫"
}
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    {
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 大",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 小",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 巫",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 見",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pale in comparison"
      ],
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          "pale in comparison",
          "pale in comparison"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎowújiàndàwú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiao³-wu²-chien⁴-ta⁴-wu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎu-wú-jyàn-dà-wú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheauwujianndahwu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяо’уцзяньдау"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjao’uczjanʹdau"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "síu mòuh gin daaih mòuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siu² mou⁴ gin³ daai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiu² mou⁴ gin³ dai⁶ mou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ u³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siːu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ kiːn³³ taːi̯²² mou̯²¹/"
    }
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}

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