大惊小怪

• ピンイン: dà jīng xiǎo guài
• 漢字の分解: 大 = big; 惊 = surprise, shock; 小 = small; 怪 = strange, odd

意味

大げさに騒ぐ、いちいち驚く

Used to dismiss someone's surprise or concern as overblown. Often implies the speaker is more experienced or worldly, and sees the matter as commonplace rather than shocking.

例文

1. 不就是加了个班吗，有什么好大惊小怪的？
2. 别大惊小怪的，这种事我见多了。
3. 她刚来公司，很多事情都大惊小怪，慢慢就习惯了。

使い方ガイド

場面: dismissive, everyday

トーン: casual

正しい言い方

• 别大惊小怪的，淡定点。(Don't make such a fuss — calm down.)
• 这有什么好大惊小怪的？(What's there to make a fuss about?)

避ける言い方

• 地震了，别大惊小怪 (Don't use this for genuinely serious situations — it would sound dismissive and inappropriate)

起源と歴史

Idiom combining 大惊 (big shock) + 小怪 (small oddity) to describe disproportionate reaction where big surprise meets trivial matter.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal