斗筲之材

dǒu shāo zhī cái

Meaning

person of limited capacity

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斗dòuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup十筲shāobasket, bucket⺮肖之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to丶材cáitimber; material, stuff; talent木才