"草芥" meaning in Chinese

See 草芥 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/, /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/, /t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/, /t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/, /t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: cǎojiè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cou² gaai³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], chhó-kài, chhó͘-kài, cǎojiè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cǎojiè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tsʻao³-chieh⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tsǎu-jyè [Mandarin, Yale], tsaojieh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цаоцзе [Mandarin, Palladius], caocze [Mandarin, Palladius], chóu gaai [Cantonese, Yale], tsou² gaai³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], cou² gai³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], chhó-kài [Hokkien, POJ], tshó-kài [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zhoy'kaix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], chhó͘-kài [Hokkien, POJ], tshóo-kài [Hokkien, Tai-lo], zhofkaix [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], tshawX keajH [Middle-Chinese], /*[tsʰ]ˤuʔ kˤr[e][t]-s/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*sʰuːʔ kreːds/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 草芥
  1. (literary, figurative) something small and insignificant; trifle Tags: figuratively, literary Synonyms: 草菅 (cǎojiān)
    Sense id: en-草芥-zh-noun-fEvNU3AQ Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Jyutping"
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    {
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "cǎojiè"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "cǎojiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsʻao³-chieh⁴"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tsǎu-jyè"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tsaojieh"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Palladius"
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chóu gaai"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "tsou² gaai³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "cou² gai³"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chhó-kài"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshó-kài"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhoy'kaix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chhó͘-kài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshóo-kài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhofkaix"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Old-Chinese"
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        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/"
    },
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      "roman": "cǎojiān",
      "word": "草菅"
    }
  ],
  "word": "草芥"
}

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