事無巨細

简 事无巨细 · 繁 事無巨細
Mandarin · pinyin shì wú jù xì

Meanings

  1. lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
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事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
無
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巨
jù · large, great, enormous; chief
細
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
细
xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
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4–2–4–4 · shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4

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si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3

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事無巨細 · shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4
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Exact source record事無巨細 事无巨细 [shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4] /lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)/fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance/