多一事不如少一事

duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì

Dictionary entry

it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)

What does 多一事不如少一事 mean?

多一事不如少一事 (duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)

2the less complications the better

Character breakdown

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多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 一yīone · single 事shìmatter · thing 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-如rúas · as if 少shǎofew · less

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多一事不如少一事

duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì

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