鷦鷯一枝

鹪鹩一枝
jiāoliáoyīzhī

any humble position

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 鷦鷯 jiāoliáo (bird species of China) Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
2 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
=3 枝 zhī
  1. branch
  2. classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc
=3 枝 qí
  1. alternative form of 歧 (qí, “divergent”)
  2. alternative form of 跂 (“extra toe”)