小しょう天てん地ち

noun

a small world; a microcosm

Refers to a small, self-contained world or a miniature version of a larger system. Often used metaphorically for a close-knit community, a specialized field, or a personal realm.

• この村むらは都と会かいから離はなれた小しょう天てん地ちだ。

  This village is a small world apart from the city.

• 彼かれの研けん究きゅう室しつは、彼かれにとっての小しょう天てん地ちだった。

  His laboratory was a microcosm for him.