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治大国若烹小鲜

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

7-character word Traditional 治大國若烹小鮮

What 治大国若烹小鲜 means

1. ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2. effective government requires minimal intervention

The characters in 治大国若烹小鲜

• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national
• 若ruòto seem; like; as
• 烹pēngto boil; to brew (tea); to cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce…
• 小xiǎosmall; tiny; few
• 鲜xiānfresh; bright (in color); delicious

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