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因小失大
jan1 siu2 sat1 daai6 |
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penny wise and pound foolish; pay too big a price for mere trifles [literal] try to save a little only to lose a lot Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:因 jan1 - because; reason小 siu2 - small, tiny, little 失 sat1 - mistake; omission; lose; neglect 大 daai6 - big |
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