舍本逐末 — Chinese idiom
舍本逐末
shě běn zhú mò
Traditional: 捨本逐末
Meaning
- to neglect the root and pursue the tip
- to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
Character by character
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon,
- 本běnroot, origin, source; basis
- 逐zhúto pursue; to expel; step by step
- 末mòend, final, last; insignificant
Idioms sharing a character
- 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě
- 善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě
- 四邻八舍 sì lín bā shè
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè
- 舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén
- 舍己为公 shě jǐ wèi gōng
- 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié
- 舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ
- 舍身求法 shě shēn qiú fǎ
- 施粥舍饭 shī zhōu shě fàn
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