大雅

dàyǎ

noun #17,960

Meanings

这点小事无伤大雅。

Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì wúshāng-dàyǎ.

This small matter is of no consequence.

他的行为不登大雅之堂。

Tā de xíngwéi bù dēng dàyǎ zhī táng.

His behavior is unfit for polite society.

usage

大雅 most often appears in two idioms: 无伤大雅 (of no great consequence) and 不登大雅之堂 (unfit for polite society/not presentable).

history

大雅 is one of three sections of the 诗经 (Book of Songs) - China's oldest poetry collection. It contains courtly odes and hymns.

大 dà

雅 yǎ