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贪小失大
tān​xiǎo​shī​dà

penny-wise

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
贪小失大 (貪小失大) tān​xiǎo​shī​dà
penny-wise idiom
to lose the big picture for a small gain; penny wise and pound foolish

Frequency

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0.019 per million

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Frequency data
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