people who are mere pecks and hampers(dǒu shāo zhī rén)

people who are mere pecks and hampers

Doushau person, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǒ ush ā ozh ī R é n, which means to describe a person's small capacity and short knowledge. From the Analects of Confucius · Zilu.

Idiom explanation

Dou: container, one Dou = ten liters; Shau: bamboo, one Dou, two liters.

The origin of Idioms

Confucius in the pre Qin period wrote in the Analects of Confucius, Zilu: "a person who fights with Shau is not enough."

Idiom usage

It's more formal; it's subject; it's derogatory. Although the officials are sincere and strange, they think that Du and Jing are close to the noble officials, so they should be regarded as the representatives of Bai Liao. Fan Ye's biography of He Chang in the later Han Dynasty

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Confucius led his disciples to travel around the world, lived in the state of Chen and had nothing to do with them. He said that to be a "Scholar", we should achieve the three virtues of "benevolent people are not worried, wise people are not confused, and brave people are not afraid." we should not humiliate the monarch and serve the country; we should have both filial piety and fraternity, and set a good example for our neighbors; we should do what we say and do, and we should make a promise. " Three kinds of "doushau people, how enough to count."

Chinese PinYin : dǒu shāo zhī rén