wēi微smallbù不notzú足enoughdào道mention
negligible; insignificant; not worth mentioning
Literal meaning
small (微) — not (不) — enough (足) — mention (道)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Zhè这diǎn点xiǎo小shì事wēi微bù不zú足dào道，bù不bì必fàng放zài在xīn心shàng上。
This little thing is insignificant, don't take it to heart.
Yǔ与zhěng整gè个xiàng项mù目de的huā花fèi费xiāng相bǐ比，zhè这bǐ笔qián钱wēi微bù不zú足dào道。
Compared to the cost of the entire project, this amount of money is negligible.
Usage & nuances
Often used to downplay the importance of something.
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