小脚 (xiǎo jiǎ) — bound feet (the practice of foot binding in old China); (metaphor) a timid and conservative person (typically a man)

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• 她的奶奶曾经裹过小脚。
  Tā de nǎi nai céng jīng guǒ guò xiǎo jiǎ.
  Her grandmother once had bound feet.
• 他是个小脚，什么新事物都不敢尝试。
  Tā shì gè xiǎo jiǎ, shén me xīn shì wù dōu bù gǎn cháng shì.
  He's a timid man and doesn't dare try anything new.
• 别那么小脚，跟上时代吧！
  Bié nà me xiǎo jiǎ, gēn shàng shí dài ba!
  Don't be so conservative — keep up with the times!