xiǎo​bù​rěn​zé​luàn​dà​móu

lack of patience in small things ruins great plans

  1. xiǎo adjective
    small
    small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of
  2. unable to endure
    To be unable to tolerate or exercise self-restraint such as when enduring hardship or restraining impulses
  3. conjunctionadverb
    then
    Used between clauses to show a logical result or consequence, often translated as "then", "in that case", or "consequently".
  4. luàn verbadjective
    to confuse
    to throw into disorder; to mix up; to jumble
  5. adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  6. plan
    (bound form) a plan; a strategy; a scheme; a stratagem