大雅

dàyǎ

noun #17,960

Meanings

HSK 4

这点小事无伤大雅。

Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì wúshāng-dàyǎ.

This small matter is of no consequence.

HSK 7-9

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