chóng​běn​yì​mò

prioritize essentials over trivialities

崇本抑末 chóng​běn​yì​mò
prioritize essentials over trivialities
Promote what is fundamental and suppress what is incidental; historically, this referred to prioritizing agriculture and restricting commerce

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