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鸡毛蒜皮

Word · Noun phraseTraditional雞毛蒜皮

trifles; trivialities

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun phrase

trifles; trivialities; insignificant matters

neutral

Used to dismiss something as not worth paying attention to or arguing about. Often paired with verbs like 计较, 争论.

Bié别
wèi为
nà那
xiē些
jī鸡
máo毛
suàn蒜
pí皮
de的
xiǎo小
shì事
chǎo吵
jià架
 。

Don't quarrel over those trivial little matters.

Zhè这
xiē些
dōu都
shì是
jī鸡
máo毛
suàn蒜
pí皮
 ,
bù不
zhí值
yī一
tí提
 。

These are all trifles, not worth mentioning.

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Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
jiū纠
jié结
yú于
yī一
xiē些
jī鸡
máo毛
suàn蒜
pí皮
de的
xì细
jié节
 。

He always obsesses over some trivial details.