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等闲人物 — “Insignificant individuals”

等闲人物 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “insignificant individuals”. Ordinary people of no consequence. Literally, “ordinary figures”.

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等闲人物 Pronunciation and Pinyin

等闲人物 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
等
děng12wait, equal, class, etc
闲
xián7idle, at leisure
人
rén2human being, person
物
wù8thing, matter, creature, object

Example Sentence with 等闲人物

他虽然是等闲人物,却总能想出一些解决问题的独特方法。
Although he is an insignificant individual, he always manages to come up with unique ways to solve problems.

Idioms Related to 等闲人物

Synonyms of 等闲人物

  • děng等xián闲zhī之bèi辈an ordinary person of no importance

More idioms starting with 等

  • děng等jià价jiāo交huàn换equal value exchange
  • děng等jià价lián连chéng城equally priceless
  • děng等yīn因fèng奉cǐ此go through the motions
  • děng等lǐ礼xiāng相kàng亢treat each other as equals
  • děng等mǐ米xià下guō锅waiting for money to buy food
  • děng等ér而shàng上zhī之to rise to a higher level
  • děng等ér而xià下zhī之progressively worse or inferior
  • děng等shēn身zhù著zuò作voluminous body of work
  • děng等liàng量qí齐guān观treat as equals despite differences
  • děng等xián闲zhī之rén人an ordinary or unimportant person
  • děng等xián闲shì视zhī之treat as unimportant

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Questions about 等闲人物

What does 等闲人物 mean?

等闲人物 (děng xián rén wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “insignificant individuals”.

How do you pronounce 等闲人物?

等闲人物 is pronounced děng xián rén wù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 等闲人物 literally mean?

Literally, 等闲人物 means “ordinary figures”. It is used to mean “insignificant individuals”.

What is the Chinese definition of 等闲人物?

等闲:寻常,一般。无足轻重的寻常人

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