舍本逐末
Traditional form:
捨本逐末
Pinyin (reading):
shěběnzhúmò
Definitions:
- to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
Characters:
- 舍 - house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
- 本 - root, origin, source; basis
- 逐 - to pursue; to expel; step by step
- 末 - end, final, last; insignificant
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