輕於鴻毛

轻于鸿毛
qīngyúhóngmáo
  1. light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
  2. unimportant

CEDICT

  1. (derogatory, figuratively) to be worthless (or trashy, valueless, not worth a brass farthing, good for nothing, of no worth)
  2. to be worthless (or trashy, valueless, not worth a brass farthing, good for nothing, of no worth)

Wiktionary

鴻毛，大雁的羽毛。輕於鴻毛指比鳥羽還輕。形容非常輕微，沒有價值。《戰國策．楚策四》：「是以國權輕於鴻毛，而積禍重於丘山。」《野叟曝言．第一一○回》：「今又全已沒，徒懟下官之直言，棄父母而不顧，死輕於鴻毛，竊為小娘子不取也。」也作「輕如鴻毛」。

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Entry Composition

1 輕 qīng
  1. light
  2. easy
  3. gentle
  4. soft
  5. reckless
  6. unimportant
  7. frivolous
  8. small in number
  9. unstressed
  10. neutral
  11. to disparage
2 於 yú
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
3 鴻毛 hóngmáo
  1. (literary) a wild goose feather
  2. (literary, figurative) something very light or insignificant
  3. a wild goose feather
  4. something very light or insignificant

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不打緊 bùdǎjǐn
  1. unimportant
  2. not serious
  3. it doesn't matter
  4. never mind
不要緊 bùyàojǐn
  1. unimportant
  2. not serious
  3. it doesn't matter
  4. never mind
  5. it looks all right, but
脸色这么差不要紧吗？要不还是去一趟医院比较好吧？

Your face looks pale. Are you OK? Maybe it would be better if you went to the hospital, don't you think?

Source: Tatoeba

不關痛癢 bùguāntòngyǎng
  1. unimportant
  2. of no consequence
有一搭沒一搭 yǒuyīdāméiyīdā
  1. unimportant
  2. perfunctory
  3. indifferent
  4. (of conversation) idly
小可 xiǎokě
  1. small
  2. unimportant
  3. (polite) my humble person
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