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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 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