逐末
zhú​mò

to pursue trivial things

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

    逐末 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 sense approved 逐末 · zhú​mò · to pursue trivial things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    逐末

    zhú​mò

    to pursue trivial things

    to neglect the fundamentals and focus only on minor details or non-essentials

    逐 (literal) → 逐 · zhú · to pursue 末 (literal) → 末 · mò · nonessentials

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

    created sense