不足為道

简 不足为道 · 繁 不足為道
Mandarin · pinyin bù zú wéi dào

Meanings

  1. to be not worth mentioning
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
足
zú · foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
為
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道
dào · path, road, street; method, way
为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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4–2–2–4 · bu4 zu2 wei2 dao4

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