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小題大做
简 小题大做 · 繁 小題大做Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo tí dà zuò
Meanings
- to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)
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3–2–4–4 · xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6
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siu2 tai4 daai6 zou6
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phrase
- (alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 小題大作 /小题大作 (xiǎotídàzuò, “to make a fuss over a trifling matter; to make a mountain out of a molehill; to blow out of proportion”)
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