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剖腹藏珠
pōu​fù​cáng​zhū

misplaced priorities

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剖腹藏珠 pōu​fù​cáng​zhū
misplaced priorities
To sacrifice one's life or well-being for material gain; wasting a lot of effort on trivialities.

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