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小菜一碟
xiǎocàiyīdié
1. a small appetizer
2. a piece of cake; very easy (idiom)

Character Breakdown

小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1 3 丶
菜
cài
vegetables; order, dish; food
HSK 1 11 丶
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1 1 丶
碟
dié
plate, small dish
14 丶

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