just so; merely mediocre; nothing special
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
mediocre; just so; nothing out of the ordinary
literaryA literary expression used to describe something as ordinary or unremarkable. Often used in set phrases such as '不过尔尔' (nothing more than mediocre) or '聊复尔尔' (just so-so, merely this way).
Shì世
rén人
jiē皆
yǐ以
wéi为
shén神
xiān仙
xiāo逍
yáo遥
，
shū殊
bù不
zhī知
shén神
xiān仙
yì亦
bù不
guò过
ěr尔
ěr尔
。
People all think immortals live carefree lives, but little do they know that immortals are merely so-so.
Tā他
de的
huà画
zuò作
suī虽
rán然
míng名
guì贵
，
dàn但
yì艺
shù术
shuǐ水
píng平
bù不
guò过
ěr尔
ěr尔
。
Although his paintings are expensive, their artistic level is just mediocre.
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Rén人
shēng生
bù不
rú如
yì意
shì事
shí十
zhī之
bā八
jiǔ九
，
liáo聊
fù复
ěr尔
ěr尔
，
bù不
bì必
guò过
yú于
jiè介
huái怀
。
Life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten; it is merely so, so there is no need to take it too much to heart.