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事無巨細

简事无巨细 · 繁事無巨細

Mandarin · pinyin shì wú jù xì

lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance

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事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
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巨: jù · large, great, enormous; chief
細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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4–2–4–4 · shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4

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si6 mou4 geoi6 sai3

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