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小题大做

xiǎo tí dà zuò

4-character word Traditional 小題大做

What 小题大做 means

1. to make a big fuss over a minor issue (idiom)

The characters in 小题大做

• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 题títopic; problem for discussion; exam question
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 做zuòto make; to produce; to write; to compose; to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)

Sounds the same

Read xiǎo tí dà zuò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 小题大作variant of 小题大做