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小學而大遺

简小学而大遗 · 繁小學而大遺

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo xué ér dà yí

to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
遗: yí · lose; articles lost; omit

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3–2–2–4–2 · xiao3 xue2 er2 da4 yi2

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siu2 hok6 ji4 daai6 wai4

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