小しょう難なん

noun

small misfortune; minor calamity

Used in contrast with 大難 (great calamity). Often appears in set phrases like 小難を避ける or in proverbial contexts. Not an everyday word; somewhat literary.

See also: 大難

• 小しょう難なんを避さけて大たい難なんに遭あうこともある。

  Sometimes you avoid a small misfortune only to encounter a great one.

• 彼かれは小しょう難なんに動どうじない。

  He is not fazed by minor troubles.