何足掛齒

See also: 何足挂齿

Chinese

		why would it be worth; not worth	to mention
trad. (何足掛齒)		何足	掛齒
simp. (何足挂齿)		何足	挂齿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hézú guàchǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho⁴ zuk¹ gwaa³ ci²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hézú guàchǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄔˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hézú guàchǐh
  - Wade–Giles: ho²-tsu² kua⁴-chʻih³
  - Yale: hé-dzú gwà-chř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hertzwu guahchyy
  - Palladius: хэцзу гуачи (xɛczu guači)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xɤ³⁵ t͡su³⁵ ku̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho⁴ zuk¹ gwaa³ ci²
  - Yale: hòh jūk gwa chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho⁴ dzuk⁷ gwaa³ tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho⁴ zug¹ gua³ qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔː²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵ kʷaː³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

Idiom

何足掛齒

(sometimes humble) insignificant, not even worth mentioning
這只是舉手之勞而已，何足掛齒？ [MSC, trad.]
这只是举手之劳而已，何足挂齿？ [MSC, simp.]
Zhè zhǐshì jǔshǒuzhīláo éryǐ, hézúguàchǐ? [Pinyin]
It was no sweat.

Synonyms

不足掛齒／不足挂齿 (bùzúguàchǐ)

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