贪小失大

Traditional: 貪小失大

tān xiǎo shī dà

Dictionary entry

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

What does 贪小失大 mean?

贪小失大 (tān xiǎo shī dà) has the following dictionary meaning.

1penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

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贪tānto have a voracious desire for · to covet 小xiǎosmall · tiny 失shīto lose · to miss 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)

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贪小失大

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