Definition

1. Phrase:
   • It doesn't matter; It's of no importance; It's nothing: "hề chi" is a phrase used to indicate that something is insignificant, not a problem, or not worth worrying about. It is a dismissive or reassuring expression.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Việc ấy không hề chi mà ngại. (Don't worry, that doesn't matter.)
  • A: "Xin lỗi vì tôi đến muộn." B: "Hề chi, chúng tôi cũng vừa bắt đầu thôi." (A: "Sorry I'm late." B: "It's nothing, we just started.")
  • Một lỗi nhỏ thôi, hề chi. (Just a small mistake, it's of no importance.)

Advanced Usage

• "Có hề chi đâu": A more emphatic form meaning "It's really not a problem at all."
  • Anh giúp tôi nhiều thế, có hề chi đâu. (You've helped me so much, it's really no trouble at all.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hề gì: A very close synonym with identical meaning and usage.
  • Chuyện nhỏ, hề gì. (A small matter, it's nothing.)

Synonyms

• Không sao: It's okay; No problem.
• Không thành vấn đề: It's not a problem.
• Đâu có gì: It's nothing.

Related Phrases

• Có chi đâu: Similar meaning, often used in Southern Vietnamese, meaning "It's nothing."
  • Giúp bạn là vui, có chi đâu. (Helping you is a pleasure, it's nothing.)

Related Idioms

• "Chuyện nhỏ như con thỏ" (lit. A matter as small as a rabbit): A colloquial idiom meaning something is trivial or insignificant, sharing the dismissive tone of "hề chi."
  • Lo lắng làm gì, chuyện nhỏ như con thỏ. (Why worry, it's a trivial matter.)

1. Matter
   • Việc ấy không hề chi mà ngại
     Don't worry, that doesn't matter