tān​xiǎo​shī​dà

penny-wise and pound-foolish

  1. tān adjectivenoun
    greedy
    to have an insatiable desire for something; to covet; to hanker after; greedy
  2. xiǎo adjective
    small
    small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of
  3. to lose
    to lose; to misplace; to no longer possess something
  4. adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult