小作怡情，大作伤身 in English xiao3 zuo4 yi2 qing2 , da4 zuo4 shang1 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • a little bit of it does one good, but carried to excess it's harmful (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

小 作 怡 情 ， 大 作 伤 身

Traditional Characters

小 作 怡 情 ， 大 作 傷 身

Pinyin

xiao3 zuo4 yi2 qing2 , da4 zuo4 shang1 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

小xiao3small 作zuo4worker 怡yi2harmony 情qing2feeling ， 大da4big 作zuo4worker 伤shang1to injure 身shen1body