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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries没什么了不起
Pronunciation / Transliteration: méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ
"这家新餐厅的菜味道一般，没什么了不起。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Of ordinary quality; mediocre, unremarkable, or not particularly interesting or impressive.
"The hotel was clean and reasonably priced, but the food was nothing to write home about."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 19th-century British and American military and civilian life, referencing soldiers or travelers writing letters home to family describing their experiences. If an experience was ordinary, mediocre, or unexciting, it literally wasn't important enough to include in the infrequent letters sent back home.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nothing to write home about" is said worldwide
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rien d'extraordinaire
Transliteration: ʁjɛ̃ dɛk.stʁa.ɔʁ.di.nɛʁ
"Le film de hier soir n'était rien d'extraordinaire."
nicht der Rede wert
Transliteration: nɪçt deːɐ̯ ˈʁeːdə veːɐ̯t
"Das Essen in dem neuen Restaurant ist nicht der Rede wert."
niente di che
Transliteration: ˈnjɛn.te di ke
"Quel ristorante è carino, ma il cibo è niente di che."
nada del otro mundo
Transliteration: ˈna.ða del ˈo.tɾo ˈmun.do
"La nueva película del director es buena, pero nada del otro mundo."
nada de especial
Transliteration: ˈna.dɐ dʒi is.pe.siˈaw
"O concerto de ontem foi bom, mas nada de especial."
कोई खास नहीं
Transliteration: koi khaas nahi
"यह फिल्म ठीक-ठाक है, पर कोई खास नहीं।"
没什么了不起
Transliteration: méi shén me liǎo bù qǐ
"这家新餐厅的菜味道一般，没什么了不起。"
그저 그런
Transliteration: geujeo geureon
"그 영화는 평범하고 그저 그랬다."
大したことない
Transliteration: taishita kotonai
"新しくできたレストランに行ったが、味は大したことなかった。"
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