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只見樹木不見森林 (只见树木不见森林)

zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

Definition

  1. unable to see the wood for the trees
  2. (fig.) only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

Character Decomposition

只
=
口
+
八
見
=
目
+
儿
樹
=
木
+
尌
木
=
十
+
八
不
=
丆
+
卜
見
=
木
+
木
+
木
森
=
木
+
木

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