created sense approved 以珠弹雀/以珠彈雀 · yǐzhūtánquè · to give much for little — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
以珠弹雀 / 以珠彈雀
yǐzhūtánquè
to give much for little
To shoot at birds with pearls; to make a huge investment for a very small return, or to lack a sense of priority in one's actions. Based on a story in the classic text [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]] where a man uses a legendary pearl to shoot at a bird.
以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 珠 (literal) → 珠 · zhū · pearl 弹 (literal) → 弹/彈 · tán · to play; to flick 雀 (literal) → 雀 · què · sparrow
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