| 鸡毛蒜皮 |
jī máo suàn pí |
lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom) / fig. trivial (matter) |
| 鸡 |
jī |
fowl / chicken / CL:只 / (slang) prostitute |
| 鸡毛 |
jī máo |
chicken feather / CL:根 / trivial |
| 毛 |
Máo |
surname Mao |
| 毛 |
máo |
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角 , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分) |
| 蒜 |
suàn |
garlic / CL:头,瓣 |
| 皮 |
Pí |
surname Pi |
| 皮 |
pí |
leather / skin / fur / CL:张 / pico- (one trillionth) / naughty |