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貪小失大
taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6 |
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covet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses; penny wise but pound foolish Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:貪 taam1 - covet; hanker after; crave for; corrupt小 siu2 - small, tiny, little 失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect 大 daai6 - big |
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