踩着麻绳当蛇，小题大作踩著麻繩當蛇，小題大作踩着麻繩當蛇，小題大作

Stepping on a hemp rope and taking it for a snake: making a big fuss over a small matter

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Treating a trivial matter as a major one. Mildly critical.

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Simplified: 踩着麻绳当蛇，小题大作
Traditional (Taiwan): 踩著麻繩當蛇，小題大作
Traditional (Hong Kong): 踩着麻繩當蛇，小題大作
Pinyin: cǎi zhe máshéng dàng shé, xiǎotídàzuò
Pinyin (Taiwan): cǎi zhe máshéng dāng shé, xiǎotídàzuò
Bopomofo: ㄘㄞˇ ˙ㄓㄜㄇㄚˊ ㄕㄥˊ ㄉㄤㄕㄜˊ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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