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事无巨细

shì wú jù xìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
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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-51b207ca0d5994b6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

事無巨細 事无巨细 [shi4 wu2 ju4 xi4] /lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)/fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance/

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Other forms in these source records: 事無巨細

  • 事
    shì

    matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 巨
    jù

    very large / huge / tremendous / gigantic / (coll.) very / extremely

  • 细
    xì

    thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.