雕虫篆刻

雕蟲篆刻
diāochóngzhuànkè
  1. literary trifles
  2. minor skill

CEDICT

凋琢虫书，篆写刻符。比喻微不足道的技能。元．王实甫《西厢记．第一本．第一折》：「空凋虫篆刻，缀断简残编。」也作「彫虫篆刻」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 雕 diāo variant of 雕 diāo, to engrave
=1 雕 diāo
  1. to carve
  2. to engrave
  3. shrewd
  4. bird of prey
=1 雕 diāo bird of prey
2 虫篆 chóngzhuàn wriggly form of written characters (found on ancient bronzes, etc.)
3 刻 kè
  1. quarter (hour)
  2. moment
  3. to carve
  4. to engrave
  5. to cut
  6. oppressive
  7. classifier for short time intervals