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大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guàidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-40434d2512d4330c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大驚小怪 大惊小怪 [da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4] /to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 大驚小怪

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 惊
    jīng

    to startle / to be frightened / to be scared / alarm

  • 小
    xiǎo

    small / tiny / few / young

  • 怪
    guài

    odd / strange / uncanny / (bound form) monster / supernatural being / to find strange / to regard as odd / to blame / (coll.) somewhat / rather

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