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治大國若烹小鮮
简 治大国若烹小鲜 · 繁 治大國若烹小鮮Mandarin · pinyin zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān
Meanings
- ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
- effective government requires minimal intervention
Characters in this entry
- 治
- zhì · govern, regulate, administer
- 大
- dà · big, great, vast, large, high
- 國
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- 若
- ruò · if, supposing, assuming; similar
- 烹
- pēng · boil, cook; quick fry, stir fry
- 小
- xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
- 鮮
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- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
- 鲜
- xiān · fresh; delicious; attractive
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Mandarin tones
4–4–2–4–1–3–1 · zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1
Cantonese word readings for 治大國若烹小鮮. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1
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