小学而大遗 in English xiao3 xue2 er2 da4 yi2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

小 学 而 大 遗

Traditional Characters

小 學 而 大 遺

Pinyin

xiao3 xue2 er2 da4 yi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

小xiao3small 学xue2to learn 而er2and 大da4big 遗yi2to lose