未 成 年 人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18) 未 成 wèi chéng minor (i.e. person under 18) / incomplete / unachieved / failed / abortive 辅 修 fǔ xiū to minor in / minor 未 成 年 者 wèi chéng nián zhě minor (not an adult) 未 冠 wèi guān minor (old usage, person under 20) 未 成 冠 wèi chéng guān minor (old usage, person under 20) 些 微 xiē wēi slight / minor / small / slightly 小 路 xiǎo lù minor road / lane / pathway / trail 小 道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) 繁 琐 fán suǒ many and complicated / mired in minor details 配 角 pèi jué supporting role (in play, film etc) / minor role / to play a secondary role (in business etc) / to play second fiddle 小 调 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) 小 节 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) 轻 伤 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries 斤 斤 计 较 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs 小 行 星 xiǎo xíng xīng asteroid / minor planet 小 病 xiǎo bìng minor illness / indisposition 末 节 mò jié inessentials / minor detail 一 蹶 不 振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch 避 重 就 轻 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones 小 虾 米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 小 卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn 小 官 xiǎo guān petty official / minor functionary 枝 节 zhī jié branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem 小 巫 见 大 巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison 吏 治 lì zhì style of governing (of minor official) / achievement in office 细 枝 末 节 xì zhī mò jié minor details / trifles 龙 套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on 品 头 论 足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical 小 手 术 minor treatment / minor surgery 小 过 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 月 下 老 人 yuè xià lǎo rén minor divinity concerned with marriage / matchmaker / go-between 中 国 致 公 党 Zhōng guó Zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 吏 minor government official or functionary (old) 小 题 大 做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) 评 头 论 足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental 雕 虫 小 技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 喧 宾 夺 主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish 大 题 小 作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 雕 虫 篆 刻 diāo chóng zhuàn kè literary trifles / minor skill 小 小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor 安 纳 托 利 亚 An1 nà tuō lì yà Anatolia / Asia Minor 小 熊 座 Xiǎo xióng zuò Ursa Minor (constellation) 小 亚 细 亚 Xiǎo yà xì yà Asia Minor / Anatolia 以 小 挤 大 yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom) 吏 胥 lì xū minor official 大 小 三 度 dà xiǎo sān dù major and minor third (musical interval) 大 醇 小 疵 dà chún xiǎo cī great despite minor blemishes / a rough diamond 失 之 毫 厘 ， 谬 以 千 里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失 之 毫 厘 ， 差 之 千 里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失 之 毫 厘 ， 差 以 千 里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 小 三 和 弦 xiǎo sān hé xián minor triad la-do-mi 小 三 度 xiǎo sān dù minor third (musical interval) 小 犬 座 Xiǎo quǎn zuò Canis Minor (constellation) 小 狮 座 Xiǎo shī zuò Leo Minor (constellation) 忽 微 hū wēi minuscule quantity / minor matter 汤 玉 麟 Tāng Yù lín Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth 孤 身 儿 童 gū shēn r tóng unaccompanied minor / unaccompanied child 小 工 程 xiǎo gōng chéng minor engineering 未 成 年 吸 毒 者 drug-addicted minor 轻 微 事 故 调 查 单 位 minor investigation element 小 罪 minor offence / petty offence 次 要 装 备 minor equipment 轻 罪 法 院 Minor Offence Court 轻 罪 法 庭 minor offences court 林 副 产 品 minor forest product 少 府 shǎo fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 擦 枪 走 火 cā qiāng zǒu huǒ to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war 从 吏 cóng lì minor official / to be an official 少 府 shào fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 一 棍 子 打 死 yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ to deal a single fatal blow / (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error 争 斤 论 两 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
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