等闲之辈 — “An ordinary person of no particular importance or consequence”
等闲之辈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ordinary person of no particular importance or consequence”. A nobody. Literally, “ordinary sort of person”.
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等闲之辈 Pronunciation and Pinyin
等闲之辈 Character Breakdown
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他可不是什么等闲之辈，他的专业知识和经验非常丰富。
He is no ordinary person; his professional knowledge and experience are very rich.
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Antonyms of 等闲之辈
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- 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rén人wù物insignificant ordinary people
- děng等xián闲shì视zhī之treat as unimportant
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Open the tool →Questions about 等闲之辈
What does 等闲之辈 mean?
等闲之辈 (děng xián zhī bèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “an ordinary person of no particular importance or consequence”.
How do you pronounce 等闲之辈?
等闲之辈 is pronounced děng xián zhī bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 等闲之辈 literally mean?
Literally, 等闲之辈 means “ordinary sort of person”. It is used to mean “an ordinary person of no particular importance or consequence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 等闲之辈?
等闲：寻常，一般。无足轻重的寻常人。