小打小闹 — “To do things on a small scale”
小打小闹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do things on a small scale”. To engage in minor activities or trivial disputes.
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小打小闹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
小打小闹 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 小打小闹
他们只是在自家院子里小打小闹地种些花草，并没有想开花店。
They are just growing some flowers and plants in their own yard on a small scale, without any intention of opening a flower shop.
Idioms Related to 小打小闹
Antonyms of 小打小闹
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- xiǎo小bù不rěn忍zé则luàn乱dà大móu谋Impatience in small things spoils great plans
- 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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What does 小打小闹 mean?
小打小闹 (xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do things on a small scale”.
How do you pronounce 小打小闹?
小打小闹 is pronounced xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 小打小闹?
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