小不忍则乱大谋
Traditional form:
小不忍則亂大謀
Pinyin (reading):
xiǎobùrěnzéluàndàmóu
Definitions:
- (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
Characters:
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 忍 - to endure, to bear, to suffer, to tolerate
- 则 - rule, law, regulation; grades
- 乱 - anarchy, chaos; revolt
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 谋 - to plan, to scheme; strategem
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