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小事一樁

简小事一桩 · 繁小事一樁

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo shì yī zhuāng

trivial matter; a piece of cake

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
一: yī · one; a, an; alone
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桩: zhuāng · stake, post; affair, matter

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3–4–1–1 · xiao3 shi4 yi1 zhuang1

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siu2 si6 jat1 zong1

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