非同小可 (fēi tóng) — no small matter; extremely serious or important
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning something is far from trivial — a matter of real gravity. Stricter than 严重: it stresses that consequences are significant, not just that the situation is bad.
idiom
no small matterextremely serious or important
Examples
- 非同小可，。Zhè jiàn shì fēi tóng, wǒ men bì xū rèn zhēn duì dài.This matter is no small thing — we must take it seriously.
- 非同小可，。Tā fàn le yí gè fēi tóng de cuò wù, dǎo zhì zhěng gè xiàng mù shī bài.He made a very serious mistake that caused the entire project to fail.
- 非同小可，。Zhè cì dì zhèn zào chéng de sǔn shī fēi tóng, zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng qǐ dòng jǐn jí jiù yuán.The losses caused by this earthquake are no small matter — the government has launched emergency relief.
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