小学而大遗

Traditional: 小學而大遺

xiǎo xué ér dà yí

Dictionary entry

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

What does 小学而大遗 mean?

小学而大遗 (xiǎo xué ér dà yí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

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小xiǎosmall · tiny 学xuéto learn · to study 而érand · as well as 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)遗yí(bound form) to leave behind

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小学而大遗

xiǎo xué ér dà yí

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