斗筲

dǒushāo
  1. an ancient bamboo container
  2. narrow-mindedness

CEDICT

  1. 斗，量器，容十升。筲，竹器，容一斗二升。斗筲形容量小。
  2. 比喻才識器量狹小。《論語．子路》：「斗筲之人，何足算也？」《幼學瓊林．卷三．器用類》：「斗筲言其器小，梁棟謂是大材。」也作「筲斗」。
  3. 比喻俸祿很少。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 斗 dǒu
  1. dry measure for grain equal to ten 升 shēng or one-tenth of a 石 dàn
  2. decaliter
  3. peck
  4. cup or dipper shaped object
  5. old variant of 陡 dǒu
=2 筲 shāo
  1. pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips
  2. basket (container) for chopsticks
  3. variant of 筲 shāo
=2 筲 shāo
  1. basket
  2. bucket

Containing this entry

斗筲之人 dǒushāozhīrén
  1. a small-minded person
  2. a bean-counter
斗筲之器 dǒushāozhīqì person narrow-minded and shortsighted
斗筲之材 dǒushāozhīcái person of limited capacity