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大事化小,小事化無 (daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4) — making a big problem into a small problem in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大siˍ₆事faa˗₃化siu2,小,siuˊ²小siˍ₆事faa˗₃化mouˎ₄無
简 大事化小,小事化无
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 shi4 hua4 xiao3 , xiao3 shi4 hua4 wu2

Meaning of 大事化小,小事化無

nounmaking a big problem into a small problem
idiomTo make a big problem small, and a small problem disappear; to resolve conflicts smoothly.

Characters in 大事化小,小事化無

大daai6
a Chinese family name
事si6
be engaged in; go in for
化faa3
customs and habits
小siu2
humble; mean; lowly
無mou4
no matter what (or how); not yet

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