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鸡毛蒜皮

noun idioms expressions

LanguageChinese (China)

Meaning
  1. trivial matters (literally chicken feathers and garlic skins)
Examples

我们不要为了这些鸡毛蒜皮的小事吵架。

Let us not argue over these trivial matters.

他总是纠结于鸡毛蒜皮的问题。

He is always obsessing over trivial matters.

Part of speechnoun

Registerinformal

Usage noteThis idiom is used to describe small, insignificant tasks or problems that often waste time.

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