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事無大小

简事无大小 · 繁事無大小

Mandarin · pinyin shì wú dà xiǎo

see 事無巨細 shì wú jù xì

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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4–2–4–3 · shi4 wu2 da4 xiao3

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(idiomatic) every matter, regardless of size and importance

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