See 大事化小，小事化無 on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Literally: Reduce major issues to minor ones, and minor ones to nothing.",
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"glosses": [
"Turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into no problems at all."
],
"id": "en-大事化小，小事化無-zh-proverb-TyRkHlXr",
"synonyms": [
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese"
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"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese"
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"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
{
"tags": [
"Beijing"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
{
"tags": [
"Taiwan"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Hong-Kong"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
{
"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
{
"word": "Beijing"
},
{
"word": "Taiwan"
},
{
"word": "Hong Kong"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshì huà xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoshì huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "daai⁶ si⁶ faa³ siu², siu² si⁶ faa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tōa-sū hòa sió"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sió-sū hòa bô"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshì huà xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoshì huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshìh huà siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoshìh huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "ta⁴-shih⁴ hua⁴ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-shih⁴ hua⁴ wu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dà-shr̀ hwà syǎu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-shr̀ hwà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dahshyh huah sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheaushyh huah wu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "даши хуа сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоши хуа у"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "daši xua sjao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaoši xua u"
},
{
"ipa": "/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "daaih sih fa síu, síu sih fa mòuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "daai⁶ si⁶ faa³ siu², siu² si⁶ faa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "dai⁶ xi⁶ fa³ xiu², xiu² xi⁶ fa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/taːi̯²² siː²² faː³³ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ siː²² faː³³ mou̯²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tōa-sū hòa sió"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "sió-sū hòa bô"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tuā-sū huà sió"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "sió-sū huà bô"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻²¹ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻¹¹ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁵³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/taːi̯²² siː²² faː³³ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ siː²² faː³³ mou̯²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻²¹ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻¹¹ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁵³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/"
}
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Literally: Reduce major issues to minor ones, and minor ones to nothing.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "大事化小，小事化无",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
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"lang_code": "zh",
"pos": "proverb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Cantonese lemmas",
"Cantonese proverbs",
"Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese proverbs",
"Chinese terms spelled with 事",
"Chinese terms spelled with 化",
"Chinese terms spelled with 大",
"Chinese terms spelled with 小",
"Chinese terms spelled with 無",
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"glosses": [
"Turn big problems into small ones, and small ones into no problems at all."
]
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"sounds": [
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshì huà xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoshì huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "daai⁶ si⁶ faa³ siu², siu² si⁶ faa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"zh-pron": "tōa-sū hòa sió"
},
{
"zh-pron": "sió-sū hòa bô"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshì huà xiǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "xiǎoshì huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "dàshìh huà siǎo"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "siǎoshìh huà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "ta⁴-shih⁴ hua⁴ hsiao³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "hsiao³-shih⁴ hua⁴ wu²"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "dà-shr̀ hwà syǎu-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "syǎu-shr̀ hwà wú"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dahshyh huah sheau"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "sheaushyh huah wu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "даши хуа сяо"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "сяоши хуа у"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "daši xua sjao"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "sjaoši xua u"
},
{
"ipa": "/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "daaih sih fa síu, síu sih fa mòuh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "daai⁶ si⁶ faa³ siu², siu² si⁶ faa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "dai⁶ xi⁶ fa³ xiu², xiu² xi⁶ fa³ mou⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/taːi̯²² siː²² faː³³ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ siː²² faː³³ mou̯²¹/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "tōa-sū hòa sió"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"POJ"
],
"zh-pron": "sió-sū hòa bô"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "tuā-sū huà sió"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Tai-lo"
],
"zh-pron": "sió-sū huà bô"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻²¹ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻¹¹ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁵³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Hokkien",
"Taipei"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ u³⁵/"
},
{
"ipa": "/taːi̯²² siː²² faː³³ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵ siː²² faː³³ mou̯²¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻²¹ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹ siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tua³³⁻¹¹ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁵³ sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su³³ hua¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"formal",
"Standard-Chinese"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
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"tags": [
"formal",
"Standard-Chinese"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
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"tags": [
"Beijing"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
{
"tags": [
"Taiwan"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Hong-Kong"
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
},
{
"word": "大事化小，小事化了"
},
{
"word": "Beijing"
},
{
"word": "Taiwan"
},
{
"word": "Hong Kong"
}
],
"word": "大事化小，小事化無"
}
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