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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
瑣碎 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
瑣碎 ＝ 瑣 ＋ 碎
ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ · suǒsuì
adj — trivial, petty; (of matters) fragmentary and fussy

字源 FORM — what the parts do

瑣trivial, petty (瑣事)suǒ玉 small jade beads strung in a chain
碎broken into bits (破碎)suì石 the stone smashed to fragments
瑣碎，瑣事的瑣，破碎的碎。
關 · Related
瑣事suǒshìtrivial matters — the same 瑣細碎xìsuìfine and fragmentary — the same 碎