Definition
杂碎 literally means 'miscellaneous bits'. It is the source of the English loanword 'chop suey' and refers to a dish made from chopped entrails (often sheep or ox) or a stir-fry of mixed ingredients. Figuratively, it means 'trifles' or 'odds and ends' — trivial matters or miscellaneous small items.
n.
chop sueya dish of chopped entrails or stir-fry(figurative) triflesodds and endstrivial matters
Examples
- 杂碎，。Wǒ diǎn le yì pán zá suì, wèidào bú cuò.I ordered a plate of chop suey, and it tasted good.
- 杂碎。Zhèxiē zá suì de shìqing jiù bié tí le.Don't even mention these trivial matters.
- 杂碎。Tā měitiān chǔlǐ hěnduō gōngzuò shàng de zá suì.He deals with a lot of odds and ends at work every day.
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