ちっちゃい人にん間げん

expression

small-minded person; person of poor character

Colloquial, mildly derogatory phrase for someone petty, narrow-minded, gossipy, or lacking in character. Often used in casual criticism.

• あんなことで怒おこるなんて、ちっちゃい人にん間げんだね。

  Getting angry over something like that—what a small-minded person.

• 人ひとの悪わる口ぐちばかり言いうのは、ちっちゃい人にん間げんのすることだ。

  Always badmouthing others is what petty people do.