dà tí xiǎo zuòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cut a long story short / a brief treatment of a complicated subject / fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter
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Original source entry:

大題小作 大题小作 [da4 ti2 xiao3 zuo4] /to cut a long story short/a brief treatment of a complicated subject/fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter/

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