everything , big and small

everything , big and small

Everything is big or small. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì w ú D à Xi à o, which means that everything is big or small. From selected works Zhuge Liang's chushibiao.

The origin of Idioms

In selected works Zhuge Liang's chushibiao: "I think that things in the palace are of no importance, so I should consult them."

Idiom usage

As an object, attribute, clause; used in spoken English.

Examples

Sima Guang's Zi Zhi Tong Jian of the Song Dynasty, volume 185: "it's important to appoint Xiao Zhen to be a commoner. Everything is big or small

However, the Prime Minister of Zhuge was in Chengdu. He made decisions in person. Chapter 87 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty