speak of; mention
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to speak of; to mention; to bring up
formalA formal, literary term. Most commonly seen in the negative phrase "不足齿及" (bù zú chǐ jí), meaning something is too trivial or insignificant to be mentioned.
Nà那
jiàn件
xiǎo小
shì事
，
shí实
zài在
bù不
zú足
chǐ齿
jí及
。
That trivial matter is really not worth mentioning.
Guò过
qù去
de的
ēn恩
yuàn怨
，
jīn今
rì日
bù不
bì必
chǐ齿
jí及
。
There's no need to bring up past grievances today.
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Tā他
de的
gōng功
jì绩
，
hòu后
rén人
zì自
huì会
chǐ齿
jí及
。
Future generations will speak of his achievements.