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視同兒戲

简视同儿戏 · 繁視同兒戲

Mandarin · pinyin shì tóng ér xì

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant
to view as trifling

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
兒: ér · son, child, oneself; final part
戲: Look up this written character
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see
儿: ér · son, child; Kangxi radical 10
戏: xì · theatrical play, show

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4–2–2–4 · shi4 tong2 er2 xi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si6 tung4 ji4 hei1

Cantonese word readings for 視同兒戲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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