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鸡毛蒜皮

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4-character word Traditional 雞毛蒜皮

What 鸡毛蒜皮 means

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

The characters in 鸡毛蒜皮

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 毛máohair; feather; down
• 蒜suàngarlic
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering

Example sentences

• 这不是鸡毛蒜皮。
  This isn't a trivial matter.
• 这不是鸡毛蒜皮的事。
  This isn't a trivial matter.
• 我父母整天都在为鸡毛蒜皮的事情吵架，真是烦死人了！
  Wǒ fùmǔ zhěngtiān dōu zài wèi jīmáosuànpí de shìqing chǎojià, zhēnshi fán sǐrén le!
  My parents keep arguing about stupid things. It's so annoying!
• 这是因为你总是全身心处理每一件事情，没有让鸡毛蒜皮的问题分散了你的目标。
  Zhè shì yīnwèi nǐ zǒngshì quánshēnxīn chǔlǐ měi yī jiàn shìqing, méiyǒu ràng jīmáosuànpí de wèntí fēnsàn le nǐ de mùbiāo.
  This is because you approach everything as a total person, with no loose ends hanging out to signify divided intentions.
• 我上大学的时候，忘了带随身听、相机，只不过是鸡毛蒜皮的小事；可是到了这个年代，忘了带智能手机，麻烦可就大了！
  Wǒ shàng dàxué de shíhou, wàng le dài suíshēntīng, xiàngjī, zhǐbuguò shì jīmáosuànpí de xiǎoshì; kěshì dào le zhège niándài, wàng le dài zhìnéngshǒujī, máfan kějiù dà le!
  When I was in college, I could forget to bring my music player or my camera and still be ok. These days, if I forget my smartphone, I'm screwed!