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惜指失掌
xī​zhǐ​shī​zhǎng

penny-wise and pound-foolish

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

惜指失掌 xī​zhǐ​shī​zhǎng (also xí​zhǐ​shī​zhǎng) penny-wise and pound-foolish

to lose a whole hand trying to save a single finger; to suffer a major loss for the sake of something minor

References

see 惜指失掌/惜指失掌 → 因小失大/因小失大
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