大同小异

dà tóng xiǎo yì

HSK 3.0 Level 7

Definisi

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

Kata penyusun 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