大而化之

dàérhuàzhī
  1. careless
  2. sloppy

CEDICT

本指一個人已達到超凡入聖的境界。語出《孟子．盡心下》：「可欲之謂善，有諸己之謂信，充實之謂美，充實而有光輝之謂大，大而化之之謂聖，聖而不可知之之謂神。」後形容人做事不謹慎、不細心、不拘小節。如：「他個性大而化之，所以老闆都不放心他處理公務。」

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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 化學 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

漫不經心 mànbùjīngxīn
  1. careless
  2. heedless
  3. absent-minded
  4. indifferent
漫不經意 mànbùjīngyì
  1. careless
  2. unconcerned
眉毛鬍子一把抓 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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