勿以惡小而為之

勿以惡小而為之

See also: 勿以恶小而为之

Chinese

		do not	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	's; him/her/it; this
trad. (勿以惡小而為之)		勿	以	惡	小	而	為	之
simp. (勿以恶小而为之)		勿	以	恶	小	而	为	之

Etymology

a quote from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wù yǐ è xiǎo ér wéi zhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄦˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh yyi eh sheau erl wei jy
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wù yǐ è siǎo ér wéi jhih
    • IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ i²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀɤ⁵¹ ɕjɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

Proverb

勿以惡小而為之

1. Do not commit an evil act just because it is small in scale.

Related terms

• 勿以善小而不為／勿以善小而不为 (wù yǐ shàn xiǎo ér bù wéi)