多一事不如少一事
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[edit]many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair |
young; few; little young; few; little; lack |
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair | |||
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trad. (多一事不如少一事) | 多 | 一 | 事 | 不如 | 少 | 一 | 事 | |
simp. #(多一事不如少一事) | 多 | 一 | 事 | 不如 | 少 | 一 | 事 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄧ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duo yi shìh bùrú shǎo yi shìh
- Wade–Giles: to1 i1 shih4 pu4-ju2 shao3 i1 shih4
- Yale: dwō yī shr̀ bù-rú shǎu yī shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duo i shyh buru shao i shyh
- Palladius: до и ши бужу шао и ши (do i ši bužu šao i ši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6
- Yale: dō yāt sih bāt yùh síu yāt sih
- Cantonese Pinyin: do1 jat7 si6 bat7 jy4 siu2 jat7 si6
- Guangdong Romanization: do1 yed1 xi6 bed1 yu4 xiu2 yed1 xi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ siːu̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]多一事不如少一事
- "the less trouble the better"; to let something slide and avoid trouble
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