to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)
小斑啄木鸟 小斑啄木鳥 xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor)
KOIKE Yuriko (1952-), Japanese LDP politician, minister of defense during 2008
小泉纯一郎 小泉純一郎 xiǎo quán chún yī láng KOIZUMI Jun'ichirō (1942-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2001-2006
小灰山椒鸟 小灰山椒鳥 xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis)
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小百科全书 小百科全書 xiǎo bǎi kē quán shū micropedia
小组委员会 小組委員會 xiǎo zǔ wěi yuán huì subcommittee
小资产阶级 小資產階級 xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí petty bourgeois
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
小鳞胸鹪鹛 小鱗胸鷦鶥 xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi (bird species of China) pygmy cupwing; pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
小凤头燕鸥 小鳳頭燕鷗 xiǎo fèng tóu yàn ōu (bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
小黑领噪鹛 小黑領噪鶥 xiǎo hēi lǐng zào méi (bird species of China) lesser necklaced laughingthrush (Garrulax monileger)
Przevalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) of Central Asia
(math.) least squares method
最小公倍数 最小公倍數 zuì xiǎo gōng bèi shù least common multiple
lowest common denominator
极短篇小说 極短篇小說 jí duǎn piān xiǎo shuō flash fiction
横斑腹小鸮 橫斑腹小鴞 héng bān fù xiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)
澳洲小鹦鹉 澳洲小鸚鵡 ào zhōu xiǎo yīng wǔ lorikeet
章鱼小丸子 章魚小丸子 zhāng yú xiǎo wán zi takoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
Parvoviridae, a family of animal viruses
纵纹腹小鸮 縱紋腹小鴞 zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)
不区分大小写 不區分大小寫 bù qū fēn dà xiǎo xiě 1. case insensitive2. not distinguishing capitals from lowercase letters
世界小姐选美 世界小姐選美 shì jiè xiǎo jie xuǎn měi Miss World Beauty Pageant
中国小说史略 中國小說史略 zhōng guó xiǎo shuō shǐ lüè Concise History of the Chinese Novel by Lu Xun 鲁迅[lǔ xùn]
八小时工作制 八小時工作制 bā xiǎo shí gōng zuò zhì eight-hour workday system
小儿麻痹病毒 小兒麻痺病毒 xiǎo ér má bì bìng dú poliovirus
小星头啄木鸟 小星頭啄木鳥 xiǎo xīng tóu zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus kizuki)
斯佩耳特小麦 斯佩耳特小麥 sī pèi ěr tè xiǎo mài spelt (Triticum spelta) (loanword)
溶小体储积症 溶小體儲積症 róng xiǎo tǐ chǔ jī zhèng lysosomal storage disease (LSD)
科技惊悚小说 科技驚悚小說 kē jì jīng sǒng xiǎo shuō techno-thriller novel
大人不记小人过 大人不記小人過 dà rén bù jì xiǎo rén guò a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
小葵花凤头鹦鹉 小葵花鳳頭鸚鵡 xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān 1. ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)2. effective government requires minimal intervention
秤砣虽小压千斤 秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn 1. although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)2. apparently insignificant details can have a large impact3. for want of a nail the battle was lost
蚊子再小也是肉 wén zi zài xiǎo yě shì ròu 1. lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)2. fig. it's better than nothing
雷声大，雨点小 雷聲大，雨點小 léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo 1. lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)2. fig. a lot of talk, but no action
小洞不补大洞吃苦 小洞不補大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
大事化小，小事化了 dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大处着眼，小处着手 大處著眼，小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
小作怡情，大作伤身 小作怡情，大作傷身 xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiǎo zhuó yí qíng dà zhuó shāng shēn])
小时了了，大未必佳 小時了了，大未必佳 xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
阎王好见，小鬼难当 閻王好見，小鬼難當 yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
麻雀虽小，五脏俱全 麻雀雖小，五臟俱全 má què suī xiǎo , wǔ zàng jù quán 1. the sparrow may be small but all its vital organs are there (idiom)2. small but complete in every detail
以小人之心，度君子之腹 yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚 君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚 jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
小隐隐于林，大隐隐于市 小隱隱於林，大隱隱於市 xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú lín , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the woods; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)
小隐隐于野，大隐隐于市 小隱隱於野，大隱隱於市 xiǎo yǐn yǐn yú yě , dà yǐn yǐn yú shì an ordinary hermit lives in the seclusion of the wild; the true recluse chooses the city (idiom)