UNIMPORTANT    輕微輕

LACK IMPORTANCE.
MARGINALINSIGNIFICANTINCONSEQUENTIALINSUBSTANTIALIMMATERIALTRIVIALMINORVENIALTRIFLINGOF LITTLE/NO IMPORTANCEOF LITTLE/NO CONSEQUENCEOF NO ACCOUNTNO-ACCOUNTIRRELEVANTPERIPHERALEXTRANEOUSPETTYPALTRYDERISORYWEIGHTLESSSMALLINFORMAL PIDDLING
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 ／
Hyponym
  • TENUOUS　UNIMPORTANT BECAUSE LACKING BIGNESS, REALITY, OR HIGH DEGREE. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • TRIVIAL　UNIMPORTANT to SAY, BECAUSE EXCESSIVELY COMMONLY KNOWN. (anc: 8/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • BASISLOWEST AND/OR MOST IMPORTANT PART of something.
Hypernym
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)
  • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 452

    ACCESSORIUM "marginal"

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 285

    • Words (30 items)

    輕  qìng OC: kheŋs MC: khiɛŋ
    輕  qīng OC: kheŋ MC: khiɛŋ 58 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 48 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
    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
    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
    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]
    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
    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: sreeds 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNputativedeprecate N, consider N not so importantLZ
    膚受  fū shòu OC: pqla djuʔ MC: pi̯o dʑɨu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNunsubstantial
    賓  bīn OC: pin MC: pin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsubjectwhat is of secondary importance only; what is unimportant
    薄者  báo zhě OC: baaɡ kljaʔ MC: bɑk tɕɣɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPadSin the less serious case
    寡  guǎ MC: kwaeX OC: kʷraaʔ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNputativehold to be of little account, take to be unimportantCH
    無有  wú yǒu OC: ma ɢʷɯʔ MC: mi̯o ɦɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoN.adSdisregarding N, irrespective of N
    米鹽  mǐ yán OC: miiʔ k-lam MC: mei jiɛm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPibe full of inconsequential detail; finicky
    虛無  xū wú MC: -- mju OC: qhla ma 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNwhat is/seems devoid of significanceCH
    第二  dì èr OC: liils njis MC: dei ȵi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNof secondary importance
    佐  zuǒ MC: tsaH OC: skaals 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n[adN]secondarily important thing, next important thingCH
    鮮規  xiǎn guī MC: sjenX kjwie OC: sqenʔ kʷe 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNthe tiniest, the least important, the most insignificantCH
    曲  qū OC: khoɡ MC: khi̯ok 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativetrifling
    小事  xiǎo shì MC: sjewX dzriH OC: smewʔ dzrɯs 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • NPpost-N{PRED}be an unimportant matterCH
    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
    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