appear trite and insignificant
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p í NGD à NW ú Q í, which means that things or poems are ordinary and have no attraction. The same as "ordinary". From the story of heroes and heroines.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 19 of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "it's plain to hear master an's words. It's trivial, and it doesn't mean there's any place to shock people."
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: mediocre, straightforward Antonyms: Extraordinary
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in writing, speaking, etc
Chinese PinYin : píng dàn wú qí
appear trite and insignificant
Ten days a water, five days a stone. shí rì yī shuǐ,wǔ rì yī shí
the time when spring breezes bring the news of the flowers. huā xìn nián huá