大同小异

dà tóng xiǎo yì

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Definitions

  1. 1. virtually the same
  2. 2. differing only on small points

Child Words of 大同小异

同
tóng

like

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

小
xiǎo

small

同
tòng

see 衚衕|胡同[hú tòng]

大同
dà tóng

(Confucianism) Great Harmony (concept of an ideal society)

异
yì

different