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兒戲

简 儿戏 · 繁 兒戲
Mandarin · pinyin ér xì

Meanings

  1. child's play
  2. trifling matter
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兒
ér · son, child, oneself; final part
戲
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儿
ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
戏
xì · theatrical play, show
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2–4 · er2 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ji4 hei1

Cantonese word readings for 兒戲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ji4 hei1

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noun · Etymology 1

  1. trifling matter; child's play

adj · Etymology 2

  1. (Cantonese) alternative form of 兒嬉 /儿嬉 (ji4 hei1)

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