小巫见大巫

小巫见大巫:

Literally means:

small sorcerer in the presence of a great one; feel dwarfed

Actually means:

巫, sorcerer, referred to a person who made a living by praying for fortune and eliminating misfor tune for others.

This phrase means when a small sorcerer comes face to face with a great sorcerer, he feels dwarfed.

Figuratively it means when two things are compared, the difference in ability or degree can be seen clearly. It can be used to refer to the comparison of two people or two things.

巫，巫师，旧时以替人祈求幸福，消除灾祸为职业的人。

小巫见大巫，小巫师见了大巫师，就觉得本领没有大巫师高。

比喻两者一比较起来，就显得水平或程度相差很大。可用于两个人或两件事物的比较。