Definition
小巫见大巫 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) meaning 'to pale in comparison' or 'to be dwarfed by'. The literal image is of a lesser shaman encountering a greater one—used when someone or something is so thoroughly outmatched that the gap is obvious. You typically use it in a 跟/和⋯比，真是小巫见大巫 pattern, often with 真是 or 简直是 for emphasis.
id.
to be dwarfedto pale in comparison
Examples
- ，小巫见大巫。Tā de huà gēn zhuānjiā bǐ, zhēn shì xiǎo wū jiàn.His painting really pales in comparison with an expert's.
- ，小巫见大巫。Zhège xiǎo chéngshì de míngrén, dào le Běijīng jiù chéng le xiǎo wū jiàn.This small-town celebrity becomes overshadowed once in Beijing.
- ，小巫见大巫。Wǒ de Yīngyǔ chéngjì hé tā bǐ, wánquán shì xiǎo wū jiàn.My English score is completely dwarfed by his.
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