非同儿戏 — “To be no small matter”
非同儿戏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be no small matter”. Not child's play; to be serious business; not to be taken lightly. Literally, “Not like child's play”.
非同儿戏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
非同儿戏 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 非同儿戏
After returning from Granny Jia, Jia Baoyu was quite pleased with himself, having won a poetry and prose competition against Jia Huan and Jia Lan.
While he was changing clothes, Xiren noticed that the 'Tongling Jade' around his neck was missing and asked Baoyu about it. Baoyu casually made up an excuse.
Xiren then questioned the maid Mushen, who felt that 'this was no small matter' ( (非同儿戏). So, she and the others searched through every box and cabinet, but they found nothing.
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More idioms starting with 非
- fēi非qīn亲fēi非gù故neither kin nor acquaintance
- fēi非rén人bù不chuán传teach only the right candidate
- fēi非fèn分zhī之niàn念improper thoughts or desires
- fēi非fèn分zhī之xiǎng想covet what is beyond one's proper share
- fēi非fèn分zhī之cái财ill-gotten gains
- fēi非xíng刑diào吊kǎo拷inflict brutal unlawful torture
- fēi非xíng刑kǎo拷dǎ打torture unlawfully to extort a confession
- fēi非xíng刑bī逼kǎo拷extort confession by cruel torture
- fēi非tóng同xún寻cháng常extraordinary and remarkable
- fēi非tóng同děng等xián闲not to be treated lightly
- fēi非cháng常zhī之móu谋extraordinary, often cunning, scheme or plot
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Open the tool →Questions about 非同儿戏
What does 非同儿戏 mean?
非同儿戏 (fēi tóng ér xì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be no small matter”.
How do you pronounce 非同儿戏?
非同儿戏 is pronounced fēi tóng ér xì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 非同儿戏 literally mean?
Literally, 非同儿戏 means “not like child's play”. It is used to mean “to be no small matter”.
Where does 非同儿戏 come from?
非同儿戏 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 非同儿戏?
比喻事情很重要，不是闹着玩的。