治大国若烹小鲜 in English zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiomatic expression)
  • effective government requires minimal intervention

Simplified Characters

治 大 国 若 烹 小 鲜

Traditional Characters

治 大 國 若 烹 小 鮮

Pinyin

zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

治zhi4to rule 大da4big 国guo2surname Guo 若ruo4to seem 烹peng1cooking method 小xiao3small 鲜xian1variant of 鮮|鲜[xian3]