捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
Traditional form:
撿了芝麻丟了西瓜
Pinyin (reading):
jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā
Definitions:
- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Characters:
- 捡 - to pick up, to gather, to collect
- 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
- 芝 - sesame; a magical mushroom
- 麻 - hemp, flax, sesame; numb
- 丢 - to lose; to discard
- 了 - clear; to finish; particle of completed action
- 西 - west, western, westward
- 瓜 - melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
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