ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1治大國若烹小鮮治大国若烹小鲜
Jyutpingci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1
Yalechìh daih gwok yeukh pāng síu sīn

Definition

ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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坻
ci4islet; an embankment
逞凶
cing2 hung1to act violently
殘虐残虐
caan4 joek6cruel
長篇大論长篇大论
coeng4 pin1 daai6 leon6long and useless speech or conversation (idiom)
草莽
cou2 mong5a rank growth of grass; wilderness
陳豪陈豪
can4 hou4Moses Chan Ho, a Hong Kong actor
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