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小不忍则乱大谋

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Collocation

1
常言道,小不忍则乱大谋
2
古人说得好,小不忍则乱大谋

Definition

小不忍则乱大谋

Literally means:

lack of forbearance in a trivial matter will spoil the whole plan

Actually means:

小, small; 忍, bear; 乱, destroy; 谋, plan.

This phrase means lack of forbearance in a trivia matter will spoil the whole plan.

It is used to emphasize the consequence of losing one's head in face of difficulties.

小,小事。忍,忍受。乱,破坏。谋,计划。

小不忍则乱大谋,如果一时冲动,在小事或局部问题上不忍让,就会使大的决策不能实现。

用来强调做事一旦失去理智就会出大乱子。

Example

Used as a minor sentence or as object. (作小句、宾语)
1
ge
duìyuán
队员
le
cáipàn
裁判
hòu
以后
  
,
也许
xiè
le
  
,
shì
可是
què
yīn
因此
diū
le
jīnpái
金牌
  
Zhè
suànzuō
算作
shì
xiǎorěnluànmóu
小不忍则乱大谋
le
  
?

After the players hit the referee, they may have been dispired, but they lost their gold medals. Does this count as a small mess?

2
Chángyándào
常言道
  
,
xiǎorěnluànmóu
小不忍则乱大谋
  
Yīn
因此
  
,
men
我们
yào
xuéhuì
学会
rěnnài
忍耐
rěnshòu
忍受
  
,
可以
wéile
为了
shí
de
tòngkuài
痛快
ér
huài
le
shì
大事
  

As the saying goes, small can't bear to mess around. Therefore, we must learn to endure and endure, not for the sake of a momentary pain and bad things.

3
Xiǎorěnluànmóu
小不忍则乱大谋
  
,
rén
zhīyǒu
只有
shàn
善于
kòngzhì
控制
自己
  
,
zuòdào
做到
nénggòu
能够
rěnshòu
忍受
bān
一般
rén
suǒ
néng
rěnshòu
忍受
de
shìqing
事情
  
,
cái
néng
chéngjiù
成就
shì
大事
  

Small can't bear to mess around, a person can only be good at controlling themselves, so that they can endure the ordinary people can't stand things, can achieve great things.