Definition

1. Phrase:
   • It doesn't matter; it's nothing; what does it matter?: An expression used to indicate that something is unimportant, insignificant, or not a problem. It dismisses a concern or downplays a situation.

Usage Examples

• Phrase:
  • Chuyện nhỏ thôi, có hề gì đâu. (It's a small matter, it's nothing.)
  • A: "Tôi xin lỗi vì đã đến muộn." B: "Hề gì, tôi cũng vừa đến thôi." (A: "I'm sorry for being late." B: "It doesn't matter, I just arrived myself.")
  • Mất mấy đồng ấy hề gì. (Losing that little money is nothing.)

Advanced Usage

• "Có hề gì": A more complete form of the phrase, emphasizing "there is nothing to it" or "it's of no consequence."

  • Có hề gì mà phải lo. (There's nothing to worry about.)

• "Hề gì đâu": A common variant used at the end of a sentence for dismissal or reassurance.

  • Chỉ trầy xước nhẹ thôi, hề gì đâu. (It's just a minor scratch, it's nothing.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hề chi (phrase): A more literary or formal synonym with the same meaning ("what does it matter?").

  • Việc ấy hề chi. (That matter is of no importance.)

• Không sao (phrase): The most common equivalent meaning "it's okay" or "no problem."

• Không hề gì (phrase): A slightly more emphatic negation, meaning "not a bit" or "not at all."

Synonyms

• Không quan trọng: Not important.
• Chẳng sao: It's fine; no issue.
• Vô can: Irrelevant; of no concern (more formal).

Related Phrases

• Mặc kệ: Never mind; let it be (can imply indifference).
• Kệ đi: Forget it; drop it (colloquial).

Related Idioms

• "Chuyện nhỏ như con thỏ": Literally "a matter as small as a rabbit," meaning a trivial issue. This idiom shares the dismissive tone of "hề gì."
  • Chuyện nhỏ như con thỏ, hề gì. (It's a trivial matter, it's nothing.)

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