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Simplified (switch to Traditional)

舍本逐末 (捨本逐末)

shě běn zhú mò

Definition

  1. to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
  2. to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

Character Decomposition

舍
=
人
+
干
+
口
本
=
木
+
一
逐
=
辶
+
豕

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