Read Edit View history Discussion 舍本求末 shěběnqiúmò to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 舍本求末/ 捨本求末 shěběnqiúmò to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial to attend to the superficial while neglecting the essentials; to chase the branch and forget the root Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 弃本逐末/棄本逐末 → 舍本求末/捨本求末 Edit Delete
舍本求末/ 捨本求末 shěběnqiúmò to neglect the fundamentals for the trivial to attend to the superficial while neglecting the essentials; to chase the branch and forget the root Edit Delete