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无伤大雅

wú shāng dà yǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom) / harmless
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-34a5d01db2bc3fa6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

無傷大雅 无伤大雅 [wu2 shang1 da4 ya3] /(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom)/harmless/

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Other forms in these source records: 無傷大雅

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 伤
    shāng

    to injure / injury / wound

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 雅
    yǎ

    elegant

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.