大驚小怪

简 大惊小怪 · 繁 大驚小怪
Mandarin · pinyin dà jīng xiǎo guài

Meanings

  1. to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
驚
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小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
怪
guài · strange, unusual, peculiar
惊
jīng · frighten, surprise, startle
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4–1–3–4 · da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3

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daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3

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  1. (idiomatic) to make a fuss over a trivial matter; much ado about nothing

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