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治大国若烹小鲜 (治大國若烹小鮮)

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

Definition

  1. ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
  2. effective government requires minimal intervention

Character Decomposition

治
=
氵
+
台
大
=
人
+
一
国
=
囗
+
玉
若
=
艹
+
右
烹
=
亨
+
灬
小
=
亅
+
八
鲜
=
鱼
+
羊

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