粵

小siu2事si6

siu2 si6xiǎo shì

English

  1. trifle
  2. trivial matter
  3. small issue; minor matter; trivial matter

量詞 — Classifiers

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一件唔重要嘅事

Examples

  • 呢樣唔係小事。

    It's no small matter.

    Tatoeba · cc_neko CC BY

  • 小事聰明,大事糊塗。

    Penny wise, pound foolish.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 我為小事情覺得沮喪。

    I get depressed by the slightest things.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 大事化小,小事化无。

    Turn big problems into small ones, and make small problems into nothing.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 无事掘小,小事掘大。

    No matter how low the target, always aim higher.

    Tatoeba · U2FS CC BY

  • 他们总是为了小事吵架。

    They always fight over little things.

    Tatoeba · slo_oth CC BY

  • 小事化大

    make a mountain out of a molehill

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

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