一动不如一静
yī​dòng​bù​rú​yī​jìng

inaction is better than action

  • created reference approved 一动不如一静/一動不如一靜 → 多一事不如少一事 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一动不如一静 / 一動不如一靜 yī​dòng​bù​rú​yī​jìng

    多一事不如少一事 duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 一动不如一静/一動不如一靜 · yī​dòng​bù​rú​yī​jìng · inaction is better than action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一动不如一静 / 一動不如一靜

    yī​dòng​bù​rú​yī​jìng

    inaction is better than action

    Suggested when it is better to maintain the status quo than to make a change that might cause trouble; it is better to avoid starting something new than to risk complications, similar to [[多一事不如少一事|多一事不如少一事|duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4]].

    yí​dòng​bù​rú​yí​jìng

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 动 (literal) → 动/動 · dòng · to move 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 静 (literal) → 静/靜 · jìng · still

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense