惜指失掌 xīzhǐshīzhǎng penny-wise and pound-foolish Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 惜指失掌 xīzhǐshīzhǎng penny-wise and pound-foolish to lose a whole hand trying to save a single finger; to suffer a major loss for the sake of something minor Frequency Written text 0.001 per million Cross-References See 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
惜指失掌 xīzhǐshīzhǎng penny-wise and pound-foolish to lose a whole hand trying to save a single finger; to suffer a major loss for the sake of something minor Frequency Written text 0.001 per million Cross-References See 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
