不在話下
简 不在话下 · 繁 不在話下Meanings
- to be nothing difficult
- to be a cinch
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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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- (idiomatic) to be an insignificant or obvious thing that is unnecessary to mention
intj
- (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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