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不足為奇

简不足为奇 · 繁不足為奇

Mandarin · pinyin bù zú wéi qí

not at all surprising (idiom)

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

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4–2–2–2 · bu4 zu2 wei2 qi2

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(idiomatic) to be commonplace and not at all surprising

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