多一事不如少一事 in English duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4 Meaning

Meanings

  • it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiomatic expression)
  • the less complications the better

Simplified Characters

多 一 事 不 如 少 一 事

Traditional Characters

多 一 事 不 如 少 一 事

Pinyin

duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

多duo1many 一yi1one 事shi4matter 不bu4(negative prefix) 如ru2as 少shao3few 一yi1one 事shi4matter