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小題大作

简小题大作 · 繁小題大作

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo tí dà zuò

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3–2–4–4 · xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4

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siu2 tai4 daai6 zok3

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to make a fuss over a trifling matter; to make a mountain out of a molehill; to blow out of proportion