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撿了芝麻丟了西瓜 (捡了芝麻丢了西瓜)

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

Definition

  1. to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

Character Decomposition

撿
=
扌
+
僉
了
=
乛
+
亅
芝
=
艹
+
之
麻
=
广
+
林
丟
=
王
+
厶
了
=
兀
+
囗
西
=
？
+
厶

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