duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì

the less trouble the better

Senses

多一事不如少一事 duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì (also duō​yí​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yí​shì) the less trouble the better

it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble or avoid getting involved in others' business to keep things simple

References

variant 多一事不如少一事/多一事不如少一事 多一事不如省一事/多一事不如省一事
same_as 多一事不如省一事/多一事不如省一事 多一事不如少一事/多一事不如少一事
see 一动不如一静/一動不如一靜 多一事不如少一事/多一事不如少一事