"勿以善小而不為" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/, /mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mat⁶ ji⁵ sin⁶ siu² ji⁴ bat¹ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wù yǐ shàn siǎo ér bù wéi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu⁴ i³ shan⁴ hsiao³ êrh² pu⁴ wei² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wù yǐ shàn syǎu ér bù wéi [Mandarin, Yale], wuh yii shann sheau erl bu wei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], у и шань сяо эр бу вэй [Mandarin, Palladius], u i šanʹ sjao er bu vɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], maht yíh sihn síu yìh bāt wàih [Cantonese, Yale], mat⁹ ji⁵ sin⁶ siu² ji⁴ bat⁷ wai⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], med⁶ yi⁵ xin⁶ xiu² yi⁴ bed¹ wei⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 勿以善小而不为
Etymology: A quote from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 勿以善小而不為
  1. Do not fail to carry out an act of kindness just because it is small in scale. Related terms: 勿以惡小而為之 (wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī), 勿以恶小而为之 (wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī)
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      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn siǎo ér bù wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu⁴ i³ shan⁴ hsiao³ êrh² pu⁴ wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn syǎu ér bù wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuh yii shann sheau erl bu wei"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "у и шань сяо эр бу вэй"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "u i šanʹ sjao er bu vɛj"
    },
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      "ipa": "/u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "maht yíh sihn síu yìh bāt wàih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁹ ji⁵ sin⁶ siu² ji⁴ bat⁷ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "med⁶ yi⁵ xin⁶ xiu² yi⁴ bed¹ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
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      "ipa": "/u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/"
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      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄕㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "mat⁶ ji⁵ sin⁶ siu² ji⁴ bat¹ wai⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn siǎo ér bù wéi"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu⁴ i³ shan⁴ hsiao³ êrh² pu⁴ wei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wù yǐ shàn syǎu ér bù wéi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wuh yii shann sheau erl bu wei"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "u i šanʹ sjao er bu vɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/",
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mat⁹ ji⁵ sin⁶ siu² ji⁴ bat⁷ wai⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "med⁶ yi⁵ xin⁶ xiu² yi⁴ bed¹ wei⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐt̚² jiː¹³ siːn²² siːu̯³⁵ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ wɐi̯²¹/"
    }
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