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大驚小怪

大驚小怪

See also: 大惊小怪

Chinese

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

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small; tiny; few; young

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Idiom

大驚小怪

  1. to make a fuss over a trivial matter; much ado about nothing
    什麼事兒這麼大驚小怪 [MSC, trad.]
    什么事儿这么大惊小怪 [MSC, simp.]
    Shénme shìr zhème dàjīngxiǎoguài? [Pinyin]
    Why so much fuss?
    大驚小怪淫穢確實大吃一驚 [MSC, trad.]
    大惊小怪淫秽确实大吃一惊 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bìng bù shì dàjīngxiǎoguài de rén, dàn nà běn shū yínhuì zhī shèn quèshí ràng wǒ dàchīyījīng. [Pinyin]
    I'm not easily shocked, but that book really is obscene.
    大驚小怪 [MSC, trad.]
    大惊小怪 [MSC, simp.]
    dàjīngxiǎoguài de duì tā shuō. [Pinyin]
    He spoke to her fussily.