大事化小，小事化无 — “Turn big matters into small ones, and small matters into nothing”
大事化小，小事化无 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reduce a major problem to a minor one, and a minor problem to nothing; to smooth things over and prevent further conflict”. Literally, “Turn big matters into small ones, and small matters into nothing”.
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- dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events
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What does 大事化小，小事化无 mean?
大事化小，小事化无 (dà shì huà xiǎo ， xiǎo shì huà wú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to reduce a major problem to a minor one, and a minor problem to nothing; to smooth things over and prevent further conflict”.
How do you pronounce 大事化小，小事化无?
大事化小，小事化无 is pronounced dà shì huà xiǎo ， xiǎo shì huà wú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大事化小，小事化无 literally mean?
Literally, 大事化小，小事化无 means “Turn big matters into small ones, and small matters into nothing”. It is used to mean “to reduce a major problem to a minor one, and a minor problem to nothing; to smooth things over and prevent further conflict”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大事化小，小事化无?
化：变。经过妥善处理，将大事化成小事，小事变成没事，息事宁人