等闲之辈

Traditional: 等閒之輩

děng xián zhī bèi

Dictionary entry

(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

What does 等闲之辈 mean?

等闲之辈 (děng xián zhī bèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

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等děngto wait for; to await · by the time; when; till 闲xiánenclosure · (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 辈bèilifetime · generation

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等闲之辈

děng xián zhī bèi

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