治大國若烹小鮮 [ㄓˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ; zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1] ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) effective government requires minimal intervention ◄ ►