As little as possible
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NDU ō J ì NSH ǎ o, which means to have as much as possible. From fragrant rice.
The origin of Idioms
Hong Shen's "fragrant rice" act 3: "Huang erguan:" I give you as much as I can. "
Idiom usage
Do one's best
Chinese PinYin : jǐn duō jǐn shǎo
As little as possible
lively and vigorous flourishes in calligraphy. lóng xiáng fèng yuè
the wind is mild and the sun is bright. fēng hé rì lì
a snake 's head and a rat 's eyes. shé tóu shǔ yǎn
never yield in spite of reverses. bǎi zhé bù náo