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雞毛蒜皮

简鸡毛蒜皮 · 繁雞毛蒜皮

Mandarin · pinyin jī máo suàn pí

lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
fig. trivial (matter)

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雞: jī · chickens; domestic fowl
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
蒜: suàn · garlic
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
鸡: jī · chicken

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1–2–4–2 · ji1 mao2 suan4 pi2

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gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4

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(idiomatic) trivial matters

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