小學而大遺
xiǎo​xué'ér​dà​yí

to focus on the trivial and ignore the main point

  • created sense approved 小学而大遗/小學而大遺 · xiǎo​xué'ér​dà​yí · to focus on the trivial and ignore the main point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小学而大遗 / 小學而大遺

    xiǎo​xué'ér​dà​yí

    to focus on the trivial and ignore the main point

    (idiom) to concentrate on small details while neglecting the primary problem; focusing on trifles while losing sight of the big picture

    小学 (literal) → 小学/小學 · xiǎo​xué · minor learning 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · greatly 遗 (literal) → 遗/遺 · yí · to omit

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    created sense