小人

person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character

small / tiny / few / young

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

nonentity / a nobody

snob

see 大人不記小人過|大人不记小人过[da4 ren2 bu4 ji4 xiao3 ren2 guo4]

good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature

lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom) / fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant

children's picture story book / CL:本[ben3]

exceptionally bright kid / child prodigy

to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)