多一事不如少一事
duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì

the less trouble the better

  • created reference approved 多一事不如少一事 → 多一事不如省一事 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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

    多一事不如省一事 duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shěng​yī​shì

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 多一事不如少一事 · duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì · the less trouble the better — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    多一事不如少一事

    duō​yī​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yī​shì

    the less trouble the better

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

    duō​yí​shì​bù​rú​shǎo​yí​shì

    多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many 一事 (literal) → 一事 · yī​shì · one thing 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bù​rú · not as good as 少 (literal) → 少 · shǎo · few 一事 (literal) → 一事 · yī​shì · one thing

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

    created sense