大而化之

dàérhuàzhī
  1. careless
  2. sloppy

CEDICT

本指一个人已达到超凡入圣的境界。语出《孟子．尽心下》：「可欲之谓善，有诸己之谓信，充实之谓美，充实而有光辉之谓大，大而化之之谓圣，圣而不可知之之谓神。」后形容人做事不谨慎、不细心、不拘小节。如：「他个性大而化之，所以老闆都不放心他处理公务。」

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Homographs

大而化之 dà'érhuàzhī

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 化 huà
  1. to make into
  2. to change into
  3. -ization
  4. to ... -ize
  5. to transform
  6. abbr. for 化学 huàxué
4 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it

Related entries

大意 dàyi careless
我承认我大意了。

I admit that I was careless.

Source: Tatoeba

漫不经心 mànbùjīngxīn
  1. careless
  2. heedless
  3. absent-minded
  4. indifferent
漫不经意 mànbùjīngyì
  1. careless
  2. unconcerned
眉毛胡子一把抓 méimaohúziyībǎzhuā
  1. careless
  2. any-old-how, regardless of the specific task
粗心 cūxīn
  1. careless
  2. thoughtless
她为自己的粗心感到羞耻。

She was ashamed of herself for her carelessness.

Source: Tatoeba

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