小菜一碟

小菜一碟

Chinese

		appetizer; small side dish	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	dish; plate
trad. (小菜一碟)		小菜	一	碟
simp. #(小菜一碟)		小菜	一	碟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎocàiyīdié

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎocàiyīdié [Phonetic: xiǎocàiyìdié]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautsayidye
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiǎocàiyīdiér [Phonetic: xiǎocàiyìdiér]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄞˋ ㄧ ㄉㄧㄝˊㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheautsayidyel
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tjɛɻ³⁵/

Idiom

小菜一碟

1. a piece of cake; something very easy to accomplish