小不忍则乱大谋 in English xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2 Meaning

Meanings

• (idiomatic expression) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience

Pinyin

xiao3 bu4 ren3 ze2 luan4 da4 mou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

小xiao3small 不bu4(negative prefix) 忍ren3to bear 则ze2(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but 乱luan4in confusion or disorder 大da4big 谋mou2to plan