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
appear trite and insignificant
bureaucrats shield one another - guān guān xiāng wéi
table delicacies from land and sea - shān zhēn hǎi wèi
foxes in the city walls and rats on the altars - chéng hú shè shǔ