Posted 2017/6/7
A man named Han Chaozong in Tang Dynasty was warmhearted and respected by everyone. One day, a young man named Li Bai wrote to ask for his recommendation. The letter was finished with these words: "I'm afraid my article is merely Diao Chong Xiao Ji (insignificant skill) falling short of your requirements." This modest young man later became a reputed poet in China.
Ever since then, people began to use this idiom to describe the tiny techniques or skills used in an article or practical deeds.
