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小不忍則亂大謀
  siu2 bat1 jan2 zak1 lyun6 daai6 mau4   jyutping
  xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2   pinyin
impatience in small matters can upset big plans; anger and haste hinder good counsel

Idiom

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
小不忍則亂大謀 / 小不忍则乱大谋

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Characters in this word:

 siu2  -  small, tiny, little
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 jan2  -  endure, suffer
 zak1  -  law; rule; regulation
 lyun6  -  disorderly; upset; indiscriminately
 daai6  -  big
 mau4  -  scheme; plot
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