大事化小,小事化無 (daai6 si6 faa3 siu2, siu2 si6 faa3 mou4) — make big problems into small problems, and small problems into no problems 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
nounmake big problems into small problems, and small problems into no problems
nounto minimise big problems, to turn small issues into no problems
idiomTo turn a big issue into a small one, and a small issue into nothing; to downplay or resolve a problem.