毛毛雨

毛毛雨

Literally means:

drizzle

Actually means:

insignificant or trivial thing

It literally means fine rain. It figuratively means something insignificant that can be ignored. It may also refer to light punishment or criticism. It connotes that the speaker is deliberately mitigating the importance of something.

稀稀落落不成线条的细雨。比喻几乎可以忽略的小事或东西。也指轻微的批评或责罚。含有故意把事情往小里说的意味。