Chinese–English
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā · jian le zhi ma diu le xi gua
Traditional 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
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