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不足掛齒

简不足挂齿 · 繁不足掛齒

Mandarin · pinyin bù zú guà chǐ

not worth mentioning (idiom)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
足: zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
掛: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
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挂: guà · hang, suspend; suspense
齿: chǐ · teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the Kangxi radical 211

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4–2–4–3 · bu4 zu2 gua4 chi3

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bat1 zuk1 gwaa3 ci2

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(humble) not worth mentioning; nothing to speak of

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