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撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

jiǎnlezhīmadiūlexīguā

ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄉㄧㄡ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨㄚ

Simplified 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

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

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