Be careful of small things
In Chinese, the Pinyin is sh è nxi ǎ OSH ì w ē I, which means to be cautious about small things. It comes from Guanzi, the emperor and his ministers.
The origin of Idioms
Guanzi · junchenxia: "in the past, the sage king had a deep understanding of the people's livelihood. He tried to know the origin of misfortunes and blessings. Therefore, he was cautious about trifles and disobeyed the principle of seeking the root."
Analysis of Idioms
Be cautious
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in dealing with affairs.
Be careful of small things
chrysanthemums after the double ninth festival - míng rì huáng huā
Seeing is better than hearing - ěr wén bù rú mù jiàn
a thief in the family is difficult to detect - jiā zéi nán fáng