See 多一事不如少一事 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"\"the less trouble the better\"; to let something slide and avoid trouble"
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"id": "en-多一事不如少一事-zh-phrase-8k8Hlt3q",
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"zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ"
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"zh-pron": "do¹ jat¹ si⁶ bat¹ jyu⁴ siu² jat¹ si⁶"
},
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"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
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"zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Phonetic:duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "duo yi shìh bùrú shǎo yi shìh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
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"zh-pron": "to¹ i¹ shih⁴ pu⁴-ju² shao³ i¹ shih⁴"
},
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"Yale"
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"zh-pron": "dwō yī shr̀ bù-rú shǎu yī shr̀"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "duo i shyh buru shao i shyh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "до и ши бужу шао и ши"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "do i ši bužu šao i ši"
},
{
"ipa": "/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "dō yāt sih bāt yùh síu yāt sih"
},
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "do¹ jat⁷ si⁶ bat⁷ jy⁴ siu² jat⁷ si⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "do¹ yed¹ xi⁶ bed¹ yu⁴ xiu² yed¹ xi⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/",
"tags": [
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},
{
"other": "[Phonetic: duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]"
},
{
"ipa": "/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/"
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"word": "多一事不如少一事"
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"zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ"
},
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"zh-pron": "do¹ jat¹ si⁶ bat¹ jyu⁴ siu² jat¹ si⁶"
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"Hanyu-Pinyin",
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"zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Phonetic:duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]"
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"zh-pron": "to¹ i¹ shih⁴ pu⁴-ju² shao³ i¹ shih⁴"
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"zh-pron": "dwō yī shr̀ bù-rú shǎu yī shr̀"
},
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"zh-pron": "duo i shyh buru shao i shyh"
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"zh-pron": "до и ши бужу шао и ши"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "do i ši bužu šao i ši"
},
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"ipa": "/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
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"zh-pron": "dō yāt sih bāt yùh síu yāt sih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "do¹ jat⁷ si⁶ bat⁷ jy⁴ siu² jat⁷ si⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "do¹ yed¹ xi⁶ bed¹ yu⁴ xiu² yed¹ xi⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"other": "[Phonetic: duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]"
},
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"ipa": "/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/"
}
],
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