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小作怡情，大作伤身

xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn

9-character word Traditional 小作怡情，大作傷身

What 小作怡情，大作伤身 means

1. an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，小酌怡情，{大酌伤身|xiǎo zhuó yí qíng , dà zhuó shāng shēn})

The characters in 小作怡情，大作伤身

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign
• 怡yíharmony; pleased
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign
• 伤shāngto injure; injury; wound
• 身shēnbody; life; oneself