As little as possible
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NDU ō J ì NSH ǎ o, which means to have as much as possible. From fragrant rice.
The origin of Idioms
Hong Shen's "fragrant rice" act 3: "Huang erguan:" I give you as much as I can. "
Idiom usage
Do one's best
As little as possible
be subjected to the censure of everybody - qiān rén suǒ zhǐ