小卒 (xiǎo cù) — chess pawn; nobody; insignificant person
Definition
Literally 'little pawn,' 小卒 means a small, powerless person — a nobody with no influence. Often used self-deprecatingly or to contrast with 大人物 ('big shots').
noun
chess pawnnobodyinsignificant person
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，小卒。Zài guó jì xiàng qí lǐ, xiǎo cù shì zuì ruò dàn zuì zhòng yào de qí zǐ zhī yī.In chess, the pawn is one of the weakest but most important pieces.
- ，。Tā jué de zì jǐ zhǐ shì gōng sī lǐ de yí gè xiǎo xiǎo cù, méi shén me fā yán quán.He feels he's just a nobody in the company with no say.
- ，。Lì shǐ wǎng wǎng yóu dà rén wù shū xiě, dàn xiǎo xiǎo cù men cái shì zhēn zhèng de tuī dòng zhě.History is often written by great figures, but the little people are the real drivers.
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