棄本逐末
qì​běn​zhú​mò

to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial

  • created reference approved 弃本逐末/棄本逐末 → 舍本逐末/捨本逐末 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃本逐末 / 棄本逐末 qì​běn​zhú​mò

    舍本逐末 / 捨本逐末 shě​běn​zhú​mò

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 弃本逐末/棄本逐末 → 舍本求末/捨本求末 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃本逐末 / 棄本逐末 qì​běn​zhú​mò

    舍本求末 / 捨本求末 shě​běn​qiú​mò

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 弃本逐末/棄本逐末 · qì​běn​zhú​mò · to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    弃本逐末 / 棄本逐末

    qì​běn​zhú​mò

    to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial

    To neglect the essential or important parts of a matter in order to pursue minor or unimportant details.

    弃 (literal) → 弃/棄 · qì · to abandon 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 逐末 (literal) → 逐末 · zhú​mò · to pursue trivial things

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense