小こ細ざい工く

noun

fine craftsmanship; delicate handiwork

Refers to intricate, small-scale workmanship, often in crafts or detailed manual work.

• この彫ちょう刻こくには細こまかい小こ細ざい工くが施ほどこされている。

  This carving has intricate fine workmanship.

noun

cheap trick; petty scheme; obvious ploy

Used for underhanded or transparently petty tricks, often in a negative sense. Common in phrases like 小細工をする (to pull a cheap trick).

• 彼かれの小こ細ざい工くはすぐに見み破やぶられた。

  His petty trick was quickly seen through.

• そんな小こ細ざい工くをしても無む駄だだ。

  It's useless to try such cheap tricks.