舍近求远
shě​jìn​qiú​yuǎn

to reject the near and seek the far

  • created sense approved 舍近求远/捨近求遠 · shě​jìn​qiú​yuǎn · to reject the near and seek the far — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    舍近求远 / 捨近求遠

    shě​jìn​qiú​yuǎn

    to reject the near and seek the far

    To reject what is close at hand and seek what is far away; describes doing things the long way around or seeking the impractical instead of the obvious.

    舍 (literal) → 舍/捨 · shě · to give up 近 (literal) → 近 · jìn · near 求 (literal) → 求 · qiú · to seek 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

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