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不足為奇

简 不足为奇 · 繁 不足為奇
Mandarin · pinyin bù zú wéi qí

Meanings

  1. not at all surprising (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
為
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奇
qí · strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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Mandarin tones

4–2–2–2 · bu4 zu2 wei2 qi2

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bat1 zuk1 wai4 kei4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be commonplace and not at all surprising

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