等閒

等閒

See also: 等闲

Chinese

		class; rank; grade class; rank; grade; equal to; same as; wait for; await; et cetera; and so on	idle; interstice; separate
trad. (等閒/等閑)		等	閒/閑
simp. (等闲)		等	闲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): děngxián

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: děngxián
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deengshyan
    • IPA ^(key): /tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

Adjective

等閒

1. (literary) ordinary; unimportant

Derived terms

等閒之輩／等闲之辈 (děngxiánzhībèi) 等閒人物／等闲人物

等閒視之／等闲视之

Adverb

等閒

1. (literary) aimlessly; thoughtlessly