因小失大

yīn xiǎo shī dà

Dictionary entry

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

What does 因小失大 mean?

因小失大 (yīn xiǎo shī dà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

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因yīnold variant of 因[yin1]小xiǎosmall · tiny 失shīto lose · to miss 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)

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因小失大

yīn xiǎo shī dà

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