多一事不如少一事

it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom) / the less complications the better

many; much / too many; in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duo2]) / (bound form) multi-; poly-

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to

as / as if / such as

few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom

young