jiǎn​le​zhī​ma​diū​le​xī​guā

penny wise and pound foolish

Senses

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜/ 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 jiǎn​le​zhī​ma​diū​le​xī​guā penny wise and pound foolish

To focus on small, trivial gains at the expense of something much more important; literally to pick up a sesame seed while losing a watermelon

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