xiǎo cài yī dié

小菜一碟 (xiǎo cài yī dié) is a Chinese word meaning “a small appetizer; a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1a small appetizer
  2. 2a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)

Characters in 小菜一碟

小xiǎo · small菜cài · vegetable; greens (CL:棵[ke1])一yī · one碟dié · dish

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