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不顧大局

简不顾大局 · 繁不顧大局

Mandarin · pinyin bù gù dà jú

to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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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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