等闲之辈

Traditional form:

等閒之輩

Pinyin (reading):

děngxiánzhībèi

Definitions:

• (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

Characters:

• 等 - rank, grade; same, equal; to wait
• 闲 - fence, guard; to defend; idle time
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 辈 - generation, lifetime; contemporary

Traditional characters:

• 等 - rank, grade; same, equal; to wait
• 閒 - leisure, idle time; tranquil, peaceful, calm
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 輩 - generation, lifetime; contemporary