小痴大黠 — “Appearing foolish or muddled in minor affairs”
小痴大黠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Appearing foolish or muddled in minor affairs”. But truly shrewd and astute in important matters. Literally, “Small foolish, big shrewd”.
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小痴大黠 Pronunciation and Pinyin
小痴大黠 Character Breakdown
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他平时看起来有些迷糊，但处理公司业务时却小痴大黠，总能做出最有利的决策。
He usually seems a bit muddled, but when handling company affairs, he's shrewd in big things, always making the most favorable decisions.
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More idioms starting with 小
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- xiǎo小chǒu丑tiào跳liáng梁Insignificant villains stirring up mischief
- xiǎo小zhōng中jiàn见dà大see the big in the small
- xiǎo小rén人dé得zhì志petty person achieves success
- xiǎo小xìn信wèi未fú孚Small trust not yet convinced
- xiǎo小tōu偷xiǎo小mō摸to engage in petty theft
- xiǎo小ér儿pò破zéi贼youngster achieves great accomplishments
- xiǎo小guān冠zi子xià夏a person with poor eyesight
- xiǎo小shòu受dà大zǒu走endure minor punishment, flee severe beating
- xiǎo小qì器yì易yíng盈narrow-minded, easily conceited
- xiǎo小guó国guǎ寡mín民small country with few people
- xiǎo小dà大yóu由zhī之applicable to both large and small matters
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Open the tool →Questions about 小痴大黠
What does 小痴大黠 mean?
小痴大黠 (xiǎo chī dà xiá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Appearing foolish or muddled in minor affairs”.
How do you pronounce 小痴大黠?
小痴大黠 is pronounced xiǎo chī dà xiá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 小痴大黠 literally mean?
Literally, 小痴大黠 means “Small foolish, big shrewd”. It is used to mean “Appearing foolish or muddled in minor affairs”.
What is the Chinese definition of 小痴大黠?
黠：聪慧。指小事糊涂，大事却很精明