UNIMPORTANT  輕微輕

LACK IMPORTANCE.
MARGINALINSIGNIFICANTINCONSEQUENTIALINSUBSTANTIALIMMATERIALTRIVIALMINORVENIALTRIFLINGOF LITTLE/NO IMPORTANCEOF LITTLE/NO CONSEQUENCEOF NO ACCOUNTNO-ACCOUNTIRRELEVANTPERIPHERALEXTRANEOUSPETTYPALTRYDERISORYWEIGHTLESSSMALLINFORMAL PIDDLING
Antonym
  • BASISLOWEST AND/OR MOST IMPORTANT PART of something.
    Hypernym
    • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE.
      • SITUATIONRELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT.
        • RELATIONFEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER.
          • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE....
    Hyponym
    • TENUOUS　UNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE.
      • THIN　SMALL in the MOST SMALL DIMENSION.
    • TRIVIAL　UNIMPORTANT to SAY, BECAUSE EXCESSIVELY COMMONLY KNOWN.
      Old Chinese Criteria
      1. The current general term for unimportance is qīng 輕 (ant. zhòng 重 "important").

      2. Mò 末 (ant. běn 本 "basic and important")) refers to something being marginal as opposed to other things that are central or crucial.

      3. Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "of tremendous importance") and wēi 微 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") refer to things being trifling and without serious impact on a situation.

      4. Huǎn 緩 (ant. jí 急 "urgent and important") refers to something being less important because it is less urgent.

      5. Xiǎo 小 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") is sometimes used as a colourless term denying the importance of something.

      Modern Chinese Criteria
      輕微

      微薄

      菲薄

      細微

      微小

      細小

      淺鮮

      分寸

      秒忽

      一線

      微

      輕

      薄

      細膩

      細緻

      入微

      絲絲入扣

      不著邊際 "wide of the mark, irrelevant"

      不要緊

      沒關係

      沒什麼

      沒事兒

      rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

      Words

      輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
      輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 57 Attributions

      The current general term for unimportance is qīng 輕 (ant. zhòng 重 "important").

        Word relations
      • Ant: 重/IMPORTANT Zhòng 重 (ant. qīng 輕"of no consequence") focusses on what carries considerable weight in a certain context.
      • Synon: 微/UNIMPORTANT Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "of tremendous importance") and wēi 微 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") refer to things being trifling and without serious impact on a situation

        Syntactic words
      • v[adN]unimportant ones; unimportant things
      • v[adN]nonreferentialthose who are unimportant, lightweight
      • vadNfigurativelight (offences etc)
      • vigraded(of things) be unimportant, be of no great significance 甚輕
      • vipowerlessbe lightweight, be powerless; lose power
      • vt+V[0]find it unimportant to VERB
      • vtoNattitudinaltreat as unimportant
      • vtoNgradedtake lightly, think little of, refuse to take seriously
      • vtoNpassivebe taken lightly, not be taken seriously
      • vtoNpassivebe regarded as unimportant
      • vtoNputativeregard (oneself) as unimportant
      • vtoNputative.reflex.自consider (oneself, one's own affairs) as unimportant; lack self-esteem
      小  xiǎo OC: smewʔ MC: siɛu 46 Attributions

      Xiǎo 小 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") is sometimes used as a colourless term denying the importance of something.

        Syntactic words
      • nabfigurativeinsignificanceCH
      • v[adN]what is of minor importance; what is insignifant
      • v[adN]what is (apparently) of slight importanceCH
      • v[adN]N=humsmall [power]
      • vadNfigurativeinsignificant, slight; small
      • vadVin trifling matters; short-term; in an insignificant way, to an insignificant extent
      • vi.red:adNnon-restrictivehighly insignificant, very trifling, tiny
      • vicomparativesomewhat less important, "lesser" (like in "Lesser Odes")LZ
      • vifigurativebe insignificant, be trifling
      • visubject=humanbe of little significanceCH
      • vtoNputativeconsider as unimportant
      末  mò OC: maad MC: mʷɑt 22 Attributions

      Mò 末 (ant. běn 本 "basic and important")) refers to something being marginal as opposed to other things that are central or crucial

        Word relations
      • Ant: 本/BASIS The basic word is běn 本 "the trunk, the main part" (ant. mò 末 "marginal part") and this word refers to the crucial constituent of something in any sense. [GENERAL], [STATIC]; [[COMMON]]

        Syntactic words
      • n(post-N)what is marginal in the contextually determiate NCH
      • nadNmarginal
      • nadVon unimportant pointsCH
      • nsubjectwhat is not basic; what is marginal; what comes at the end (and not at the beginning); mere marginal symptoms (as opposed to real basic causes); non-basic professions other than military and agricultural
      • v[adN]semantic: what is secondary what is marginalCH
      • vibe non-crucial, marginal
      後  hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu
      後  hòu OC: ɡoos MC: ɦu 14 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nabsocialposition of lowest authority
      • vtoNattitudinalread qùshēng: treat (in practice) as being of secondary importance; humiliate through lack of respect
      • vtoNattitudinalread qùshēng: put (oneself) last, treat oneself as the least honourable　自後
      • vtoNattitudinalread qùshēng: humble (oneself)> display an attitude of polite humility　後己
      • vtoNattitudinalread qùshēng: put (oneself) last 後身
      • vtoNputativeread qùshēng: regard as possessed of lesser authority, put last
      薄  báo OC: baaɡ MC: bɑk 11 Attributions

        Word relations
      • Ant: 厚/IMPORTANT
      • Oppos: 美 / 媄 / 媺/BEAUTIFUL The general word is měi 美 "handsome and admirable" (ant. è 惡 "ugly") which refers to anything concrete or abstract which is attractive or handsome in a dignified way, and the word often retains its primary culinary sense of "tasty". [GENERAL], [GRADED]; [[COMMON]]

        Syntactic words
      • nsubjectwhat is slight, insubstantial
      • vadNlight; unimportant; not seriousDS
      • vadSin the less serious case (perhaps the entry should be 薄者)
      • vibe slight, and of little significance, insubstantial; slight (not splendid 美)
      • vt+prep+Ntreat as trifling
      • vtoNattitudinaltreat as trifling
      微  wēi OC: mɯl MC: mɨi 9 Attributions

      Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "of tremendous importance") and wēi 微 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") refer to things being trifling and without serious impact on a situation

        Syntactic words
      • vadNunimportant, insiginificant
      • vibe of slight substance
      • vifigurativeof slight importance or weight;
      • vifutureface slim prospects
      • vtoNattitudinaltreat as unimportant, deemphasise
      緩  huǎn OC: ɢʷaanʔ MC: ɦʷɑn 6 Attributions

      Huǎn 緩 (ant. jí 急 "urgent and important") refers to something being less important because it is less urgent

        Syntactic words
      • vadNnon-urgent; slow
      • vadVunder non-urgent circumstancesLZ
      • vibe non-urgent
      • vtoNattitudinaltreat as of non-urgent importance, as unimportant
      不用  bù yòng OC: pɯʔ k-loŋs MC: pi̯ut ji̯oŋ 6 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VP[adN]useless thingsDS
      • VPadNuseless；ineffectualCH
      • VPibe useless
      • VPt0+V[0]it is no use V-ing Bai Juyi: 主人不用匆匆去
      少  shǎo OC: hmljewʔ MC: ɕiɛu 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vadNunimportant
      • visubject=humanbe of little worthCH
      無  wú OC: ma MC: mi̯o 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vt0+.S1S2:adS3no matter whether S1 or S2, S3
      • vt[0]+V[0].adSno matter; it does not matter
      勿交涉  wù jiāo shè OC: mɯd kreew djeb MC: mi̯ut kɣɛu dʑiɛp 5 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPiidiomBUDDH: ?? frequently used phrase in Zen texts (when making a judgement about a matter): not have any relation > have no relevance see also the many times more current and synonymous 沒交涉 SynGroup corrected[CH]
      餘  yú OC: la MC: ji̯ɤ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • v[adN]N=mattersunimportant matters; superfluous matters; nugatory matters
      • vadNmarginal, non-essential; inconsequential; nugatory
      • vtoNputativeregard as superfluous and unimportant
      殺  shài MC: sreajH OC: sreedsLZ 3 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNputativedeprecate N, consider N not so importantLZ
      賓  bīn OC: pin MC: pin 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nsubjectwhat is of secondary importance only; what is unimportant
      膚受  fū shòu OC: pqla djuʔ MC: pi̯o dʑɨu 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • VPadNunsubstantial
      薄者  báo zhě OC: baaɡ kljaʔ MC: bɑk tɕɣɛ 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • NPadSin the less serious case
      寡  guǎ MC: kwaeX OC: kʷraaʔCH 2 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNputativehold to be of little account, take to be unimportantCH
      曲  qū OC: khoɡ MC: khi̯ok 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vifigurativetrifling
      空  kōng OC: khooŋ MC: khuŋ 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • vtoNputativeregard as unimportant
      細  xì OC: snɯɯs MC: sei 1 Attribution

      Xì 細 (ant. jù 巨 "of tremendous importance") and wēi 微 (ant. dà 大 "of great importance") refer to things being trifling and without serious impact on a situation

        Syntactic words
      • nsubjectwhat is slight
      • vadNslight, trifling
      • vibe trifling, be of no significance; be undistinguished
      無有  wú yǒu OC: ma ɢʷɯʔ MC: mi̯o ɦɨu 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPtoN.adSdisregarding N, irrespective of N
      第二  dì èr OC: liils njis MC: dei ȵi 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPadNof secondary importance
      米鹽  mǐ yán OC: miiʔ k-lam MC: mei jiɛm 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPibe full of inconsequential detail; finicky
      佐  zuǒ MC: tsaH OC: skaalsCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • n[adN]secondarily important thing, next important thingCH
      虛無  xū wú MC: -- mju OC: qhla maCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPadNwhat is/seems devoid of significanceCH
      鮮規  xiǎn guī MC: sjenX kjwie OC: sqenʔ kʷeCH 1 Attribution
        Syntactic words
      • VPadNthe tiniest, the least important, the most insignificantCH
      小事  xiǎo shì MC: sjewX dzriH OC: smewʔ dzrɯsCH 1 Attribution

        Syntactic words
      • NPpost-N{PRED}be an unimportant matterCH
      徼  jiāo OC: kleew MC: keu 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • nsubjectwhat is marginal
      斗  dǒu OC: tooʔ MC: tu 0 Attributions

      insignificant and stupid (bound morpheme - amusingly this morpheme has two opposite meanings)

        Syntactic words
      • v[adN]figurativean unimportant thing
      眇  miǎo OC: mewʔ MC: miɛu 0 Attributions
        Syntactic words
      • vadNdistant> insignificant 眇眇之身 could be regarded as semi-pronoun in SJ

      Existing SW for

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