微不足道 meaning and pronunciation

微不足道
Simplified/traditional word

微不足道 English definition

wēi bù zú dào

  • negligible
  • insignificant

HSK level


Characters

  • (wēi): tiny; miniature; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2];
  • (bù): (negative prefix); not; no;
  • (zú): foot; to be sufficient; ample;
  • (dào): direction; way; road; path; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]; principle; truth; morality; reason; skill; method; Dao (of Daoism); to say; to speak; to talk; classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; province (of Korea or Japan);