Lingaku- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles
This idiom describes a situation where someone focuses on trivial matters and neglects more important issues, leading to a loss of something valuable.
tā他wèi le为了shěng省jī几kuài块Qián钱，mǎi买le了biàn yí便宜de的chǎn pǐn产品，jiē guǒ结果jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā捡了芝麻丢了西瓜。
He saved a few yuan by buying cheap products, but in the end, he let go of the big prize.
zài在gōng zuò工作Zhōng中，zhù yì注意xì jié细节hěn很zhòng yào重要，dàn但bù néng不能yīn cǐ因此jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā捡了芝麻丢了西瓜。
In work, paying attention to details is important, but one should not let go of the big prize because of it.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā捡了芝麻丢了西瓜to let go of the big prize while grabbing at triflesjiǎn捡zhī芝má麻to pick up sesame seedszhī ma芝麻yú与xī guā西瓜sesame and watermelonxiǎo shì小事yú与dà shì大事small matters and big mattersdé bù cháng shī得不偿失to gain something insignificant at the cost of something significantshě běn zhú mò舍本逐末to get lost in minor detailswú shì无视dà jú大局to ignore the big pictureduō cǐ yī jǔ多此一举to act unnecessarilyjīn jīn jì jiào斤斤计较to be excessively calculatingtān贪xiǎo pián yi小便宜to be penny-wise but pound-foolish