"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, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 83 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 2 21
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "tsaojieh"
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/",
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        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
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        "POJ"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
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    },
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        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[tsʰ]ˤuʔ kˤr[e][t]-s/"
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        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/"
    },
    {
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    },
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      "other": "[e]"
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      "zh-pron": "cǎojiè"
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cou² gaai³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chhó-kài"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "chhó͘-kài"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "cǎojiè"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cǎojiè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsʻao³-chieh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsǎu-jyè"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsaojieh"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цаоцзе"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "caocze"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chóu gaai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsou² gaai³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cou² gai³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "chhó-kài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshó-kài"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhoy'kaix"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/",
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        "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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      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tshawX keajH"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[tsʰ]ˤuʔ kˤr[e][t]-s/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*sʰuːʔ kreːds/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kaːi̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kai²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹/"
    },
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      "other": "[tsʰ]"
    },
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      "other": "[e]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[t]"
    },
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "cǎojiān",
      "word": "草菅"
    }
  ],
  "word": "草芥"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 草芥 meaning in Chinese (4.4kB)

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  "path": [
    "草芥"
  ],
  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
  "title": "草芥",
  "trace": ""
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  "called_from": "pronunciations/296/20230324",
  "msg": "Zh-pron header not found in zh_pron_tags or tags: 'Southern Min'",
  "path": [
    "草芥"
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  "section": "Chinese",
  "subsection": "",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-08 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (9a96ef4 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.