因小失大
yīn​xiǎo​shī​dà

penny-wise

  • updated sense approved 因小失大 · yīn​xiǎo​shī​dà · penny-wise

    因小失大

    yīn​xiǎo​shī​dà

    penny-wise

    to save a little only to lose a lot

    为了省点钱买劣质零件，结果导致整台机器报废，真是因小失大。

    idiom → idiom, expression

    updated sense

  • created sense approved 因小失大 · yīn​xiǎo​shī​dà · penny-wise

    因小失大

    yīn​xiǎo​shī​dà

    penny-wise

    to save a little only to lose a lot

    为了省点钱买劣质零件，结果导致整台机器报废，真是因小失大。

    idiom

    created sense