因小失大
Traditional form:
因小失大
Pinyin (reading):
yīnxiǎoshīdà
Definitions:
- to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
Characters:
- 因 - cause, reason; by; because
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 失 - to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
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