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治大國若烹小鮮 (ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

治大國若烹小鮮 (ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1, zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān) — ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 治 (zi6) — sandwich; to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to administer; to regulate…
• 治邪 (zi6 ce4) — treating illness; removing bad elements from body
• 治 (ci4) — to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to administer; to regulate
• 治下 (zi6 haa6) — under the jurisdiction of
• 治喪 (zi6 song1) — to organize and carry out a funeral
• 治國 (zi6 gwok3) — to rule a country

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