小不忍则乱大谋
Traditional: 小不忍則亂大謀Dictionary entry
(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
What does 小不忍则乱大谋 mean?
小不忍则乱大谋 (xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
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小xiǎosmall · tiny不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-忍rěnto bear · to endure则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then · (bound form) standard; norm乱luànin confusion or disorder · in a confused state of mind大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)谋móuto plan · to seek
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