「多一事不如少一事」
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| Pronunciation: | do1 jat1 si6 bat1 jyu4 siu2 jat1 si6 | 
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       多 many; toast; much; a lot of; lots of; plenty of; frequently; more often 一 one; as soon as; once 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem 不 no; negator; not 如 for example; in case of; in event of; for instance; such as; like; as if 少 few; young; to lose; to be missing; to stop; to quit; less; little; rarely; not often 一 one; as soon as; once 事 matter; to be engaged in; to serve; affair; thing; business; event; trouble; accident; incident; problem  | 
    
| Part of Speech: | expression | 
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          an idiom which translates to: it is better to have fewer issues than more issues; usually used to urge people not to stir up controversies 
          
          
        
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      
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