多一事不如少一事 in Chinese

IPA: /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄨㄛㄧㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], do¹ jat¹ si⁶ bat¹ jyu⁴ siu² jat¹ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Phonetic:duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], duo yi shìh bùrú shǎo yi shìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], to¹ i¹ shih⁴ pu⁴-ju² shao³ i¹ shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dwō yī shr̀ bù-rú shǎu yī shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], duo i shyh buru shao i shyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], до и ши бужу шао и ши [Mandarin, Palladius], do i ši bužu šao i ši [Mandarin, Palladius], dō yāt sih bāt yùh síu yāt sih [Cantonese, Yale], do¹ jat⁷ si⁶ bat⁷ jy⁴ siu² jat⁷ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], do¹ yed¹ xi⁶ bed¹ yu⁴ xiu² yed¹ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 多一事不如少一事

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        "\"the less trouble the better\"; to let something slide and avoid trouble"
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      "zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "do¹ jat¹ si⁶ bat¹ jyu⁴ siu² jat¹ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì [Phonetic:duō yí shì bùrú shǎo yí shì]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "duo yi shìh bùrú shǎo yi shìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "to¹ i¹ shih⁴ pu⁴-ju² shao³ i¹ shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dwō yī shr̀ bù-rú shǎu yī shr̀"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "duo i shyh buru shao i shyh"
    },
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      "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/",
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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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": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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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/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "多一事不如少一事"
}

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      "zh-pron": "duō yī shì bùrú shǎo yī shì"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "do¹ jat¹ si⁶ bat¹ jyu⁴ siu² jat¹ si⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "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"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "to¹ i¹ shih⁴ pu⁴-ju² shao³ i¹ shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "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": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "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": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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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"多一事不如少一事" meaning in Chinese

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