不在話下

简 不在话下 · 繁 不在話下
Mandarin · pinyin bù zài huà xià

Meanings

  1. to be nothing difficult
  2. to be a cinch
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
話
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
话
huà · speech, talk, language; dialect
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4–4–4–4 · bu4 zai4 hua4 xia4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 zoi6 waa6 haa6

Cantonese word readings for 不在話下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bat1 zoi6 waa6 haa5

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be an insignificant or obvious thing that is unnecessary to mention

intj

  1. (literary) no need to go into further detail (as relates to the subplot of a novel or play); that's enough on that subject; (often used in storytelling in traditional Vernacular Chinese literature to conclude a section of narration.)

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