Definition
毛毛雨 literally means 'drizzle' — a light, fine rain. It also has a common figurative sense meaning 'something trivial, no big deal, a piece of cake'. You'll hear it in expressions like 那是毛毛雨 ('that's nothing') to downplay difficulty or seriousness. Both senses are nouns.
n.
drizzle (light rain)(figurative) something triviala piece of cakenot a big deal
Examples
- 毛毛雨，。Jīntiān xià le máo máo yǔ, bùyòng dǎ sǎn.It's drizzling today, no need to use an umbrella.
- 毛毛雨，。Zhè dào tí duì tā lái shuō jiù shì máo máo yǔ, shí fēnzhōng jiù zuò wán le.This problem was a piece of cake for him; he finished it in ten minutes.
- ，毛毛雨，。Bié dānxīn, zhè diǎn sǔnshī shì máo máo yǔ, yǐngxiǎng bú dà.Don't worry, this loss is trivial — it won't have a big impact.
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