鸡毛

雞毛
jīmáo
noun #26,955

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 chicken feather
  2. 2 (figuratively) trivial matter; trifle

Examples

Bié wèi zhè diǎn jīmáo xiǎoshì fánnǎo.
Don't worry about such trivial matters.
Tāmen zǒng shì wèi yīxiē jīmáo suànpí de shì zhēngchǎo.
They always argue over petty, insignificant things.

Tips

usage
鸡毛蒜皮 (chicken feathers and garlic skins) is a common four-character idiom meaning utterly trivial or petty. 鸡毛 alone can modify nouns: 鸡毛小事 (petty little thing). Historically, innkeepers used chicken feathers as cheap bedding (鸡毛).

Stroke Order

máo