一小撮

yīxiǎocuō
handful (of)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively, officialese) a handful (of bad elements)
  2. a handful
  3. a handful (of bad elements)

Wiktionary

一小部分，少數。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 一小 yīxiǎo
  1. (dialectal) since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young
  2. since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young
2 撮 cuō
  1. to pick up (a powder etc) with the fingertips
  2. to scoop up
  3. to collect together
  4. to extract
  5. to gather up
  6. classifier: pinch
  7. Taiwan pr. cuò

Related entries

滿手 mǎnshǒu handful