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治大国若烹小鲜
zhì​dà​guó​ruò​pēng​xiǎo​xiān

governing is like cooking small fish

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治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì​dà​guó​ruò​pēng​xiǎo​xiān
governing is like cooking small fish
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy; suggests that effective government requires minimal intervention or over-handling