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

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• 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

1. (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)