so2 seoi3瑣碎琐碎
Jyutpingso2 seoi3
Yalesó seui
Definition
Trivial, petty, or minor.
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How it's used
Describes tasks or details that are tedious, minor, and often annoying to deal with. It carries a slightly negative connotation, implying that the matter is a waste of time or energy. Use it when you want to dismiss something as unimportant or beneath your focus.
Examples
You handle these trivial things yourself.
Do you really need to lose your temper over such trivial matters?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe small but essential details, as it implies a lack of value. It is strictly for things that are considered insignificant or bothersome.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
