小心眼

xiǎoxīnyǎn
  1. narrow-minded
  2. petty

CEDICT

  1. narrow-minded person; petty person
  2. narrow-minded; petty
  3. selfish scheming; pettiness

Wiktionary

见识浅陋、气度狭窄。比喻胸襟狭小。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 小心 xiǎoxīn
  1. to be careful
  2. to take care
2 眼 yǎn
  1. (often used with 一 yī) a look; a glance
  2. small hole
  3. (bound form) salient point
  4. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

classifiers: 隻, 雙

Containing this entry

小心眼儿 xiǎoxīnyǎnr
  1. small-minded
  2. petty
  3. narrow-minded

Related entries

心窄 xīnzhǎi
  1. narrow-minded
  2. intolerant
偏狭 piānxiá
  1. prejudiced
  2. narrow-minded
狭 xiá
  1. narrow
  2. narrow-minded
窄 zhǎi
  1. narrow
  2. narrow-minded
  3. badly off
这条路太窄，过不了车。

This road is too narrow for cars to pass.

Source: Tatoeba

小心眼儿 xiǎoxīnyǎnr
  1. small-minded
  2. petty
  3. narrow-minded
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