大同小异 — “Largely similar with minor differences”
大同小异 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “largely similar with minor differences”. Much the same with slight differences. Literally, “great similarity, small difference”.
Frequency
大同小异 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 大dà
- 同tóng
- 小xiǎo
- 异yì
大同小异 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 大同小异
这两个版本的软件功能上大同小异，只是界面设计有所不同。
The functionalities of these two software versions are largely similar, differing only in interface design.
Idioms Related to 大同小异
Synonyms of 大同小异
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- dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
- dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
- dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
- dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小，，xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
- dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
- dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
- dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
- dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events
Questions about 大同小异
- What does 大同小异 mean?
- 大同小异 (dà tóng xiǎo yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “largely similar with minor differences”.
- How do you pronounce 大同小异?
- 大同小异 is pronounced dà tóng xiǎo yì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 大同小异 literally mean?
- Literally, 大同小异 means “great similarity, small difference”. It is used to mean “largely similar with minor differences”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 大同小异?
- 大体相同，略有差异。