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芝zi1麻maa4綠luk6豆dau2

simp芝麻绿豆
zi1 maa4 luk6 dau2zhī ma lǜ dòu

English

  1. trivial
  2. minute (size)
  3. tiny; minute; itty-bitty; unimportant or insignificant; trivial; trifling; "nickel and dime"; literally: sesame seed and mung bean

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 小事;濕碎;瑣碎;林審;微不足道

Examples

  • 我阿爸阿媽成日為埋啲芝麻綠豆嘅嘢喺度嗌交,真係煩到死呀!

    My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 呢啲芝麻綠豆嘅嘢你自己搞掂得喇!

    You can handle these unimportant things alone!

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

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