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Jyutping siu2 si6
Pinyin xiǎo shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. trifle
  2. trivial matter
  3. CL:點|点[dian3]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    一件​唔​重要​嘅​事
    small issue; minor matter; trivial matter
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    trifle; trivial matter; minor thing
    (syn.) 可事
    • 你那麼能幹,絕不要被小事牽累。
      你那么能干,绝不要被小事牵累。
      nǐ nà me néng gàn , jué bù yào bèi xiǎo shì qiān lěi .
      You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    小事聪明,大事糊涂。
    小事聰明,大事糊塗。
    xiǎo shì cōng ming , dà shì hú tu 。
    • Penny wise, pound foolish.
  2. Mandarin
    因为一些小事故,两、三班机被延迟了。
    因為一些小事故,兩、三班機被延遲了。
    yīn wèi yī xiē xiǎo shì gù , liǎng 、 sān bān jī bèi yán chí le 。
    • A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
  3. Mandarin
    别为了这样的小事麻烦你父母。
    別為了這樣的小事麻煩你父母。
    bié wèi le zhè yàng de xiǎo shì má fan nǐ fù mǔ 。
    • Don't bother your parents with such a pointless thing.
  4. Mandarin
    我有点儿小事情想请你帮忙。
    我有點兒小事情想請你幫忙。
    wǒ yǒu diǎn er xiǎo shì qíng xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng máng 。
    • I need a little help from you.
  5. Mandarin
    欣赏生活中的小事,它们的总合很是宏大。
    欣賞生活中的小事,它們的總合很是宏大。
    xīn shǎng shēng huó zhòng dì xiǎo shì , tā men de zǒng hé hěn shì hóng dà 。
    • Appreciate the little things in life - they will bring you to a bigger end target.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢样唔系小事。
    呢樣唔係小事。
    nei4 joeng6 m4 hai6 siu2 si6 。
    • It's no small matter.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你唔好成日计较啲小事啦!
    你唔好成日計較啲小事啦!
    nei5 m4 hou2 seng4 jat6 gai3 gaau3 di1 siu2 si6 laa1!
    • You should not always fuss over trivial matters.
  2. Cantonese
    一件小事
    一件小事
    jat1 gin6 siu2 si6
    • a trivial matter
  3. Cantonese
    小事一桩
    小事一樁
    siu2 si6 jat1 zung1
    • a trivial matter
  4. Cantonese
    杀鸡焉用牛刀呢?咁小事,等我出面啦。
    殺雞焉用牛刀呢?咁小事,等我出面啦。
    saat3 gai1 jin1 jung6 ngau4 dou1 ne1? gam3 siu2 si6, dang2 ngo5 ceot1 min2 laa1.
    • Why not stay simple? It's just a small case, let me deal with it.
  5. Cantonese
    𪠳,咁小事,我都未惊过!
    唓,咁小事,我都未驚過!
    ce1, gam3 siu2 si6, ngo5 dou1 mei6 geng1 gwo3!
    • Tsk, such a trivial matter never frightens me at all!
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    小得不能再小的芝麻小事
    小得不能再小的芝麻小事
    xiǎo de bù néng zài xiǎo de zhī má xiǎo shì
    • X
  2. Cantonese
    𪠳,好小事咋嘛。
    𪠳,好小事咋嘛。
    ce2, hou2 siu2 si6 zaa1 maa3.
    • Pfft, it's just a trivial thing.
  3. Mandarin
    你那么能干,绝不要被小事牵累。
    你那麼能幹,絕不要被小事牽累。
    nǐ nà me néng gàn , jué bù yào bèi xiǎo shì qiān lěi .
    • You're so competent; don't ever let something trivial tie you down.
  4. Mandarin
    自以为对革命有功,摆老资格,大事做不来,小事又不做,工作随便,学习松懈。
    自以為對革命有功,擺老資格,大事做不來,小事又不做,工作隨便,學習鬆懈。
    zì yǐ wéi duì gé mìng yǒu gōng , bǎi lǎo zī gé , dà shì zuò bu lái , xiǎo shì yòu bù zuò , gōng zuò suí biàn , xué xí sōng xiè .
    • To regard oneself as having rendered great service to the revolution, to pride oneself on being a veteran, to disdain minor assignments while being quite unequal to major tasks, to be slipshod in work and slack in study.
  5. Cantonese
    哦,呢啲小事啫。至于神打唔打救我都迟啲先讲,但系我而家就想即刻打救你。 [Cantonese, trad.]哦,呢啲小事啫。至于神打唔打救我都迟啲先讲,但系我而家就想即刻打救你。
    哦,呢啲小事啫。至於神打唔打救我都遲啲先講,但係我而家就想即刻打救你。 [Cantonese, trad.]哦,呢啲小事啫。至于神打唔打救我都迟啲先讲,但系我而家就想即刻打救你。
    ngo3, ni1 di1 siu2 si6 ze1. zi3 jyu1 san4 daa2 m4 daa2 gau3 ngo5 dou1 ci4 di1 sin1 gong2, daan6 hai6 ngo5 ji4 gaa1 zau6 soeng2 zik1 haak1 daa2 gau3 nei5.
    • Oh, that's just something trivial. Whether or not God saves me is also something for another day, but I want to hit you right now.