撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜

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Chinese

pick up; collect; gather
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
 
 to lose; to put aside; to throw
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
to know; to understand; (modal particle intensifying preceding clause); (completed action marker)
 
 western melon; watermelon
trad. (撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜) 撿 了 芝麻 ， 丟 了 西瓜
simp. (捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜) 捡 了 芝麻 ， 丢 了 西瓜

Pronunciation

Idiom

撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜

  1. to try to gain a little only to lose a lot

Synonyms

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