周边设备 zhōu bian shè bèi peripheral / peripheral equipment 正问题 direct problem / forward problem / normal problem 辅修 輔修 fǔ xiū (education) to minor in / minor 小手术 小手術 minor treatment / minor surgery 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 大问题 大問題 dà wèn tí great problem / large problem 逆定位问题 逆定位問題 nì dìng wèi wèn tí inverse positioning problem / inverse problem of positioning 正定位问题 正定位問題 direct positioning problem / direct problem of positioning 周边 周邊 zhōu biān periphery / rim / perimeter / surroundings / (computing) (attributive) peripheral / merch (abbr. for 周邊商品|周边商品[zhou1bian1 shang1pin3]) syn 末梢神经 末梢神經 mò shāo shén jīng peripheral nerve 周围性眩晕 周圍性眩暈 zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn peripheral vertigo 枝节问题 枝節問題 zhī jié wèn tí side issue / peripheral complication 余光 餘光 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun 周围神经病变 zhōu wéi shén jīng bìng biàn peripheral neuropathy 墙速 qiáng sù wall speed / peripheral speed 外周血单个核细胞 外周血單個核細胞 peripheral blood mononuclear cell 外周血单核细胞 外周血單核細胞 peripheral blood mononuclear cell 气候变化 - 北方边缘区社区适应影响项目 氣候變化 - 北方邊緣區社區適應影響項目 Climate Change - Adapting to the Impacts, by Communities in Northern Peripheral Regions 欧洲周边海区会议 歐洲周邊海區會議 Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe 外围卫生机构 外圍衛生機構 peripheral health establishment 辅助卫生机构 輔助衛生機構 peripheral health establishment 外围性卫生单位 外圍性衛生單位 peripheral unit 外插 wài chā to extrapolate / extrapolation (math.) / (computing) to plug in (a peripheral device etc) 内插 內插 nèi chā to install (hardware) internally (rather than plugging it in as a peripheral) / (math.) to interpolate / interpolation 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18) syn 小路 xiǎo lù minor road / lane / pathway / trail syn 小道 xiǎo dào bypath / trail / bribery as a means of achieving a goal / minor arts (Confucian reference to agriculture, medicine, divination, and other professions unworthy of a gentleman) syn 繁琐 繁瑣 fán suǒ many and complicated / mired in minor details syn 配角 pèi jué supporting role / minor role / (of actors) to perform together syn 小调 小調 xiǎo diào xiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre / minor key (in music) syn 小节 小節 xiǎo jié a minor matter / trivia / bar (music) syn 轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries 斤斤计较 斤斤計較 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs syn 小行星 xiǎo xíng xīng asteroid / minor planet 小病 xiǎo bìng minor illness / indisposition 末节 末節 mò jié inessentials / minor detail syn 一蹶不振 yī jué bù zhèn one stumble, unable to rise (idiom) / a setback leading to total collapse / ruined at a stroke / unable to recover after a minor hitch syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 小虾米 小蝦米 xiǎo xiā mi shrimp / fig. small fry / minor player 小卒 xiǎo zú foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn syn 小官 xiǎo guān petty official / minor functionary 小巫见大巫 小巫見大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison syn 吏治 lì zhì style of governing (of minor official) / achievement in office 细枝末节 細枝末節 xì zhī mò jié minor details / trifles syn 龙套 龍套 lóng tào costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs / walk-on syn 揩油 kāi yóu to secretively take advantage of others or public resources for minor personal gain / to grope a woman or girl syn 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 小过 小過 xiǎo guò little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much 月下老人 yuè xià lǎo rén minor divinity concerned with marriage / matchmaker / go-between syn 中国致公党 中國致公黨 zhōng guó zhì gōng dǎng (PRC) China Zhi Gong Party, one of the eight legally recognized minor political parties following the direction of the CCP 吏 lì minor government official or functionary (old) syn 小题大做 小題大做 xiǎo tí dà zuò to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom) syn 大题小作 大題小作 dà tí xiǎo zuò to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter 争长论短 爭長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble / to argue over minor issues syn 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 雕虫小技 雕蟲小技 diāo chóng xiǎo jì insignificant talent / skill of no high order / minor accomplishment 雕虫篆刻 雕蟲篆刻 diāo chóng zhuàn kè literary trifles / minor skill 安纳托利亚 安納托利亞 ān nà tuō lì yà Anatolia / Asia Minor 未成年者 wèi chéng nián zhě minor (not an adult) 以小挤大 以小擠大 yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom) 吏胥 lì xū minor official 大小三度 dà xiǎo sān dù major and minor third (musical interval) 大醇小疵 dà chún xiǎo cī great despite minor blemishes / a rough diamond syn 失之毫厘，谬以千里 失之毫厘，謬以千里 shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差之千里 失之毫釐，差之千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà zhī qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 失之毫厘，差以千里 失之毫釐，差以千里 shī zhī háo lí , chà yǐ qiān lǐ a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom) / a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses 小三和弦 xiǎo sān hé xián minor triad la-do-mi 小三度 xiǎo sān dù minor third (musical interval) 小亚细亚 小亞細亞 xiǎo yà xì yà Asia Minor / Anatolia 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small / very few / very minor syn 小熊座 xiǎo xióng zuò Ursa Minor (constellation) 小犬座 xiǎo quǎn zuò Canis Minor (constellation) 小狮座 小獅座 xiǎo shī zuò Leo Minor (constellation) 忽微 hū wēi minuscule quantity / minor matter 未冠 wèi guān minor (old usage, person under 20) 未成冠 wèi chéng guān minor (old usage, person under 20) 汤玉麟 湯玉麟 tāng yù lín Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth 黑脸琵鹭 黑臉琵鷺 hēi liǎn pí lù (bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) 小军舰鸟 小軍艦鳥 xiǎo jūn jiàn niǎo (bird species of China) great frigatebird (Fregata minor) 小斑啄木鸟 小斑啄木鳥 xiǎo bān zhuó mù niǎo (bird species of China) lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor) 黑额伯劳 黑額伯勞 hēi é bó láo (bird species of China) lesser grey shrike (Lanius minor) 孤身儿童 gū shēn r tóng unaccompanied minor / unaccompanied child 小工程 xiǎo gōng chéng minor engineering 未成年吸毒者 drug-addicted minor 轻微事故调查单位 輕微事故調查單位 minor investigation element 小罪 minor offence / petty offence 次要装备 次要裝備 minor equipment 轻罪法院 輕罪法院 Minor Offence Court 轻罪法庭 輕罪法庭 minor offences court 林副产品 林副產品 minor forest product 少府 shǎo fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 擦枪走火 擦槍走火 cā qiāng zǒu huǒ to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun / (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war 远东山雀 遠東山雀 yuǎn dōng shān què (bird species of China) Japanese tit (Parus minor) 从吏 從吏 cóng lì minor official / to be an official 少府 shào fǔ Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1] 一棍子打死 yī gùn zi dǎ sǐ to deal a single fatal blow / (fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error syn 争斤论两 爭斤論兩 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth syn 些微 xiē wēi slight / minor / small / slightly syn 辅系 輔系 fǔ xì (Tw) (university education) minor 