created reference approved 勿以恶小而为之/勿以惡小而為之 → 勿以善小而不为/勿以善小而不為 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
勿以恶小而为之 / 勿以惡小而為之 wùyǐ'èxiǎo'érwéizhī
勿以善小而不为 / 勿以善小而不為 wùyǐshànxiǎo'érbùwéi
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 勿以恶小而为之/勿以惡小而為之 · wùyǐ'èxiǎo'érwéizhī · don't do something bad just because it is minor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
勿以恶小而为之 / 勿以惡小而為之
wùyǐ'èxiǎo'érwéizhī
don't do something bad just because it is minor
A proverb suggesting that one should not commit an evil act simply because it seems small or insignificant, as all bad deeds have consequences; often paired with [[勿以善小而不为|勿以善小而不為|wu4 yi3 shan4 xiao3 er2 bu4 wei2]]
勿 (literal) → 勿 · wù · do not 以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · because of 恶 (literal) → 恶/惡 · è · evil 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to do 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it
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