"chicken feed" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小钱
• 微不足道的钱

Definition

非常少、微不足道的一点钱，通常少到不值得在意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常用来抱怨工资太低或说金额微不足道。与真正的鸡饲料无关。常见于“和……相比”或“做了那么多”之类的语境。

Examples

They offered me chicken feed for the job.

他们为这份工作只给了我**小钱**。

He sold his car for chicken feed.

他把车贱卖成了**小钱**。

Farmers earn chicken feed compared to big companies.

和大公司比起来，农民赚的只是**小钱**。

All that overtime work, and I got paid chicken feed.

加班那么多，结果只拿到了**小钱**。

My raise this year was chicken feed—barely enough to notice.

今年工资涨的就是**小钱**，几乎没感觉到。

These bonuses are chicken feed compared to what management gets.

这些奖金和管理层拿的比，简直是**小钱**。