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多一事不如少一事 (do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6) — the less trouble the better; avoid trouble as much a possible in Cantonese

doˉ¹多jatˉ¹一siˍ₆事batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如siuˊ²少jatˉ¹一siˍ₆事
Mandarin Pinyin: duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4

Meaning of 多一事不如少一事

nounthe less trouble the better; avoid trouble as much a possible
noundon't rock the boat, don't create troubles

Characters in 多一事不如少一事

多do1
much better; much more; far more
一jat1
one; a; an; the
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
不bat1
not; no; un-
如jyu4
like; as
少siu2
be missing; lose

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