大事化小,小事化了

Mandarin · pinyin dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo

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  1. to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
了
le · to finish; particle of completed action
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daai6 si6 faa3 siu2 ,siu2 si6 faa3 liu5

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大事化小,小事化了 · da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 , xiao3 shi4 hua4 liao3
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Exact source record大事化小,小事化了 大事化小,小事化了 [da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 , xiao3 shi4 hua4 liao3] /to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)/