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大題小作

简大题小作 · 繁大題小作

Mandarin · pinyin dà tí xiǎo zuò

to cut a long story short
a brief treatment of a complicated subject
fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
作: zuò · make; work; compose, write; act, perform
题: tí · forehead; title, headline; theme

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4–2–3–4 · da4 ti2 xiao3 zuo4

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daai6 tai4 siu2 zok3

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