小肚鸡肠
xiǎo dù jī cháng
petty; narrow-minded
Character by character
小xiǎo
small
small
肚dù
belly
belly
鸡jī
chicken
chicken
肠cháng
guts
guts
Example
这点小事就生气,你也太小肚鸡肠了。
Getting angry over such a little thing — that’s so petty.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Too small inside to let anything go.
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