芝麻綠豆

Chinese
sesame mung bean
trad. (芝麻綠豆) 芝麻 綠豆
simp. (芝麻绿豆) 芝麻 绿豆
Literally: “(as small as) sesame and mung beans”.

Pronunciation

Adjective

芝麻綠豆

  1. (figurative) not worth mentioning; of little significance
    這種芝麻綠豆大的小事，不值得大驚小怪。 [MSC, trad.]
    这种芝麻绿豆大的小事，不值得大惊小怪。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè zhǒng zhīmálǜdòu dà de xiǎoshì, bù zhídé dàjīngxiǎoguài. [Pinyin]
    No need to make a fuss about such small problems.

Synonyms

References

“Entry #113012”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

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