Read Edit View history 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà penny wise and pound foolish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà penny wise and pound foolish to save a little only to lose a lot; to sacrifice large gains for minor ones or lose a major opportunity by focusing on small matters Edit Delete References Add reference see 惜指失掌/惜指失掌 → 因小失大/因小失大 Edit Delete synonym 掘室求鼠/掘室求鼠 → 因小失大/因小失大 Edit Delete
因小失大 yīnxiǎoshīdà penny wise and pound foolish to save a little only to lose a lot; to sacrifice large gains for minor ones or lose a major opportunity by focusing on small matters Edit Delete