大驚小怪

See also: 大惊小怪

Chinese

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big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor

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to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm

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small; tiny; few; young

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàjīngxiǎoguài

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ ging¹ siu² gwaai³
Min Nan (POJ): tōa-kiaⁿ-sió-koài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàjīngxiǎoguài
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjingsheauguay
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ ging¹ siu² gwaai³
  - Yale: daaih gīng síu gwaai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ ging¹ siu² gwaai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ ging¹ xiu² guai³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² kɪŋ⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ kʷɑːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-kiaⁿ-sió-koài
  - Tâi-lô: tuā-kiann-sió-kuài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doaxkviasioy'koaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² kiã³³ ɕio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/

Idiom

大驚小怪

to make a fuss over a trivial matter; much ado about nothing

什麼事兒這麼大驚小怪？ [MSC, trad.]
什么事儿这么大惊小怪？ [MSC, simp.]
Shénme shìr zhème dàjīngxiǎoguài? [Pinyin]
Why so much fuss?

我並不是大驚小怪的人，但那本書淫穢之甚確實讓我大吃一驚。 [MSC, trad.]
我并不是大惊小怪的人，但那本书淫秽之甚确实让我大吃一惊。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bìng bù shì dàjīngxiǎoguài de rén, dàn nà běn shū yínhuì zhī shèn quèshí ràng wǒ dàchīyījīng. [Pinyin]
I'm not easily shocked, but that book really is obscene.

他大驚小怪地對她說。 [MSC, trad.]
他大惊小怪地对她说。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā dàjīngxiǎoguài de duì tā shuō. [Pinyin]
He spoke to her fussily.

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