治大国若烹小鲜

zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

คำจำกัดความ

1. ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom)
2. effective government requires minimal intervention

คำย่อยของ 治大国若烹小鲜

• 国 guó: country; nation; state (CL:個|个[gè])
• 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 xiǎo: small
• 治 zhì: to rule
• 若 ruò: to seem
• 鲜 xiān: fresh
• 鲜 xiǎn: few
• 大国 dà guó: a power (i.e. a dominant country)
• 烹 pēng: cooking method