不顧大局

简 不顾大局 · 繁 不顧大局
Mandarin · pinyin bù gù dà jú

Meanings

  1. to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
顧
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
局
jú · bureau, office; circumstance
顾
gù · look back; look at; look after
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4–4–4–2 · bu4 gu4 da4 ju2

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不顧大局 · bu4 gu4 da4 ju2
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Exact source record不顧大局 不顾大局 [bu4 gu4 da4 ju2] /to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)/