多一事不如少一事 duōyīshìbùrúshǎoyīshì the less trouble the better Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 多 duō adjectivenumeral many many; much; a lot; numerous一事 yīshì one thing A single matter; one affair or task.不如 bùrú verbpreposition not as good as not equal to; inferior to; to be not as good as少 shǎo adjectiveadverb few few; little; small in amount; less than一事 yīshì one thing A single matter; one affair or task.