"small potatoes" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 小事
• 微不足道的事

Definition

指不重要或微不足道的事情，通常與更大或更重要的問題相比。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，用來強調某事「不重要」或「無關緊要」，常見於商業、政治或比較時。非字面意思，跟馬鈴薯無關。

Examples

Compared to national problems, this is small potatoes.

和國家問題比起來，這只是**小事**。

The mistake was small potatoes and easily fixed.

這個錯誤是**小事**，很容易解決。

He earned only small potatoes from his summer job.

他暑假工作只賺了些**小事**。

Honestly, these complaints are small potatoes compared to what we dealt with last year.

說真的，這些抱怨和去年我們面對的事情相比，都是**小事**。

Don't worry, losing your keys is small potatoes—just get a new set made.

別擔心，丟鑰匙是**小事**——重新配一把就行了。

For a big company like that, a few hundred dollars is just small potatoes.

對於那種大公司來說，幾百美元只是**小事**。