雞gai1毛mou4蒜syun3皮pei4

English

1. lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
2. trivial matters [written and colloquial]
3. fig. trivial (matter)
4. trifle; triviality; trivial; petty or trifling things; the wagging of a straw ; literally: chicken feather and garlic skinunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 無關痛癢，唔會有乜嘢大影響unreviewed?

Examples

• 這不是雞毛蒜皮。

  This isn't a trivial matter.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 這不是雞毛蒜皮的事。

  This isn't a trivial matter.

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

• 我父母整天都在為雞毛蒜皮的事情吵架，真是煩死人了！

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

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 这是因为你总是全身心处理每一件事情，没有让鸡毛蒜皮的问题分散了你的目标。

  This is because you approach everything as a total person, with no loose ends hanging out to signify divided intentions.

  Tatoeba · fenfang557 CC BY

• 我上大學的時候，忘了帶隨身聽、相機，只不過是雞毛蒜皮的小事；可是到了這個年代，忘了帶智能手機，麻煩可就大了！

  When I was in college, I could forget to bring my music player or my camera and still be ok. These days, if I forget my smartphone, I'm screwed!

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• unreviewed?

  你哋唔好為咗啲雞毛蒜皮嘅事鬧交喇。

  Don't fight over little things. / Stop petty fights.