大题小做 — “To treat a major or important issue as a minor or insignificant matter”
大题小做 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat a major or important issue as a minor or insignificant matter”. To oversimplify a complex problem. Literally, “Big topic, small treatment”.
大题小做 Pronunciation and Pinyin
大题小做 Character Breakdown
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What does 大题小做 mean?
大题小做 (dà tí xiǎo zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat a major or important issue as a minor or insignificant matter”.
How do you pronounce 大题小做?
大题小做 is pronounced dà tí xiǎo zuò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大题小做 literally mean?
Literally, 大题小做 means “Big topic, small treatment”. It is used to mean “to treat a major or important issue as a minor or insignificant matter”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大题小做?
把大题目作成小文章。比喻把重大的问题当做小事情来处理。