粵

小siu2節zit3

simp小节
siu2 zit3xiǎo jié

English

  1. a minor matter
  2. trivia
  3. bar (music)
  4. small matter; trifle; minutia
  5. (of music) bar or measure

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 細小嘅枝節,比喻唔重要、瑣碎嘅小事、程序
  2. 音樂基本嘅有規律嘅節奏單位,表示樂曲強弱起伏嘅基本結構;喺一段樂曲入面,每一個小節含有同拍號標明嘅拍子數相同嘅節拍,之後嘅小節節拍數同前面一樣(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 不拘小節

    not bother about small matters

  • 生活小節

    matters concerning personal life

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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