无足轻重

• ピンイン: wú zú qīng zhòng
• 漢字の分解: 无 = not; 足 = 口 + 止 (base + stop — foot, sufficient); 轻 = 车 + 圣 (cart + light weight); 重 = 千 + 里 (a thousand li — heavy, weighty, significant)

意味

取るに足りない／影響がない

Used to dismiss trivial details, minor characters, or inconsequential events in strategic or evaluative contexts. Can be applied to both people and things. Carries a dismissive tone but is not necessarily insulting when used of impersonal matters.

例文

1. 在宏观经济格局的演变中，个别企业的兴衰往往显得无足轻重。
2. 这个细节在整体方案中无足轻重，完全不值得在此耗费过多精力。
3. 他在公司重组后被调往一个无足轻重的部门，这实际上是一种边缘化的信号。

使い方ガイド

場面: strategy, business, politics, academic analysis, social commentary

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 从全球能源转型看，单一国家某季度碳排放的波动无足轻重，关键是长期减排趋势和政策连续性。(From the perspective of global energy transition, a single country's quarterly carbon emissions fluctuations are of little importance; what matters is the long-term decarbonization trend and policy continuity.)
• 这位在国内棋坛无足轻重的年轻选手，靠出人意料的开局，在首轮大胜世界顶尖高手。(This young player, who was insignificant in the domestic chess world, used an unexpected opening to beat a world-class master by a wide margin in the first round.)

避ける言い方

• 无足轻重 of a person to their face or in direct address — while it can describe people, doing so directly is insulting; use it in third-person or analytical contexts; for unimportant objects or details, there is no such restriction

起源と歴史

无足 (not sufficient to) + 轻重 (light or heavy/importance) — not enough to tip the scales of importance either way

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal