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微不足道 — “Of no consequence”

微不足道 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of no consequence”. Insignificant; negligible; not worth mentioning. Literally, “tiny and not worth mentioning”.

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微不足道 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 微wēi
  • 不bù
  • 足zú
  • 道dào

微不足道 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
微
wēi13tiny, subtle, or slight
不
bù4not
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
道
dào13way, path, principle, say

Example Sentence with 微不足道

对于整个宏大的项目来说,我们的小小贡献真是微不足道。
Compared to the grand scale of the project, our small contribution is truly negligible.

Idioms Related to 微不足道

Synonyms of 微不足道

  • bù不zú足guà挂chǐ齿not worth mentioning
  • wēi微hū乎qí其wēi微extremely small or few

Antonyms of 微不足道

  • jǔ举zú足qīng轻zhòng重play a decisive role
  • shuò硕dà大wú无péng朋unparalleled in size

More idioms starting with 微

  • wēi微bù不zú足lù录too trivial to be worth mentioning
  • wēi微míng名bó薄lì利slight fame and meager profit
  • wēi微chá察qiū秋háo毫discern tiny details
  • wēi微gù故xì细guò过minor faults and trivial errors
  • wēi微wén文shēn深dǐ诋subtly twist facts to unjustly incriminate
  • wēi微xiǎn显chǎn阐yōu幽reveal subtle and profound truths
  • wēi微fú服sī私xíng行travel incognito to observe or investigate
  • wēi微fú服sī私fǎng访make an unofficial visit in plain clothes
  • wēi微jī机sì四fú伏hidden perils lurking everywhere
  • wēi微yán言dà大yì义profound meaning in subtle words
  • wēi微yán言dà大zhǐ指profound meaning in subtle words

Questions about 微不足道

What does 微不足道 mean?
微不足道 (wēi bù zú dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “of no consequence”.
How do you pronounce 微不足道?
微不足道 is pronounced wēi bù zú dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 微不足道 literally mean?
Literally, 微不足道 means “tiny and not worth mentioning”. It is used to mean “of no consequence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 微不足道?
微:细,小;足:值得;道:谈起。微小得很,不值得一提。指意义、价值等小得不值得一提。
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