捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (撿了芝麻丟了西瓜)
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
Pinyin

Definition

捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 (撿了芝麻丟了西瓜)
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jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

了
le
  1. 1 (completed action marker)
  2. 2 (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. 3 (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
木瓜
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
东西
dōng xī
  1. 1 east and west

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
  1. 1 lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
上不了台面
shàng bù liǎo tái miàn
  1. 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
  2. 2 not to be disclosed
  3. 3 too inferior to show in public