小人
xiǎo rén
Meaning
- person of low social status (old)
- I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself)
- nasty person
- vile character
Example sentences
他是个卑鄙小人。
他是個卑鄙小人。
tā shì gè bēi bǐ xiǎo rén。
He is a despicable person.
君子为目标，小人为目的。
君子爲目標，小人爲目的。
jūn zǐ wèi mù biāo， xiǎo rén wéi mù dì。
A gentleman aims for something, while a petty person uses it as an end in themselves.
跟小人说理，就如同对牛弹琴。
跟小人說理，就如同對牛彈琴。
gēn xiǎo rén shuō lǐ， jiù rú tóng duì niú tán qín。
Trying to reason with a petty person is like playing music to a cow.