大事化小，小事化了
dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​liǎo

to minimize problems

  • created reference approved 大事化小，小事化了 → 大事化小，小事化无/大事化小，小事化無 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大事化小，小事化了 dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​liǎo

    大事化小，小事化无 / 大事化小，小事化無 dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​wú

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 大事化小，小事化了 · dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​liǎo · to minimize problems — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大事化小，小事化了

    dà​shì​huà​xiǎo​xiǎo​shì​huà​liǎo

    to minimize problems

    to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all; to settle a matter by reducing its scale or importance until it is resolved

    大事化小 (literal) → 大事化小 · dà​shì​huà​xiǎo · to minimize big problems ， (non_chinese) 小事 (literal) → 小事 · xiǎo​shì · trifle 化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 了 (literal) → 了 · liǎo · to finish

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

    created sense