大daai6驚geng1小siu2怪gwaai3

simp大惊小怪

daai6 geng1 siu2 gwaai3daai6 ging1 siu2 gwaai3dà jīng xiǎo guài

English

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
making a storm in a teacup

粵語 — Cantonese

對一啲好普通、常見嘅嘢而感到驚訝

Examples

一隻曱甴啫，你使唔使咁大驚小怪呀？
It's just a cockroach, why making a storm in a teacup?
別大驚小怪的。
Don't make a big deal out of it.
Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY
她大惊小怪地皱了皱鼻子。
She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.
Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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