xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn

Traditional: 小作怡情，大作傷身

小作怡情，大作伤身 (xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn) is a Chinese word meaning “an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身|小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiao3 zhuo2 yi2 qing2 , da4 zhuo2 shang1 shen1])”.

Meanings

  1. 1an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身|小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiao3 zhuo2 yi2 qing2 , da4 zhuo2 shang1 shen1])

Characters in 小作怡情，大作伤身

小xiǎo · small作zuō · (bound form) worker怡yí · harmony情qíng · (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion大dà · big; large; great作zuō · (bound form) worker伤shāng · to injure身shēn · body

Related words

大big; large; great大see 大夫[dai4 fu5]小small工作to work事情affair; matter; thing; business大家everyone小时hour情况circumstances; state of affairs; situation小姐young lady身上on the body小心to be careful作为one's conduct

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