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大惊小怪 — “To make a fuss over a trifle”

大惊小怪 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fuss over a trifle”. To be overly surprised or agitated by something trivial.

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大惊小怪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 惊jīng
  • 小xiǎo
  • 怪guài

大惊小怪 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
惊
jīng11startle, alarm, surprise
小
xiǎo3small, little, young, minor
怪
guài8strange, wonder, monster, blame

Example Sentence with 大惊小怪

这点小事,你没必要大惊小怪的。
There's no need for you to make such a fuss over this minor issue.

Idioms Related to 大惊小怪

Synonyms of 大惊小怪

  • shǎo少jiàn见duō多guài怪easily surprised due to limited experience
  • shǔ蜀quǎn犬fèi吠rì日to be surprised by the commonplace

Antonyms of 大惊小怪

  • sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯a common sight
  • jiàn见guài怪bù不guài怪remain calm when seeing strange things

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • 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 大惊小怪

What does 大惊小怪 mean?
大惊小怪 (dà jīng xiǎo guài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a fuss over a trifle”.
How do you pronounce 大惊小怪?
大惊小怪 is pronounced dà jīng xiǎo guài in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 大惊小怪?
形容对没有什么了不起的的事情过分惊讶。
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