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只見樹木，不見森林

简只见树木，不见森林 · 繁只見樹木，不見森林

Mandarin · pinyin zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín

can't see the wood for the trees

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只: zhǐ · only, just, simply
見: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
樹: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish
木: mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
森: sēn · forest; luxuriant vegetation
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
见: jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
树: shù · tree; plant; set up, establish

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