治ci4大daai6國gwok3若joek6烹paang1小siu2鮮sin1

simp治大国若烹小鲜

ci4 daai6 gwok3 joek6 paang1 siu2 sin1zhì dà guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiān

English

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

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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