created sense approved 舍本逐末/捨本逐末 · shěběnzhúmò · to prioritize commerce over farming — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
舍本逐末 / 捨本逐末
shěběnzhúmò
to prioritize commerce over farming
(original meaning) to abandon the fundamental pursuit of agriculture and instead pursue the peripheral activities of trade or crafts; literally to abandon the root and pursue the tip
舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · nonessentials
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created sense approved 舍本逐末/捨本逐末 · shěběnzhúmò · to focus on trifles over essentials — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
舍本逐末 / 捨本逐末
shěběnzhúmò
to focus on trifles over essentials
(extended meaning) to neglect the fundamental or important aspects of a matter and focus on trivial details; to focus on the branch rather than the root
舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin 逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · nonessentials
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition