以小挤大
yǐ​xiǎo​jǐ​dà

minor projects squeeze out major ones

  • created sense approved 以小挤大/以小擠大 · yǐ​xiǎo​jǐ​dà · minor projects squeeze out major ones — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以小挤大 / 以小擠大

    yǐ​xiǎo​jǐ​dà

    minor projects squeeze out major ones

    (idiom) minor projects or local interests crowd out or eclipse major projects or the national interest

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 挤 (literal) → 挤/擠 · jǐ · to force out 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big

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    created sense