因小失大

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

Characters and words in 因小失大

yīn = y + (e)n1

old variant of 因[yin1]

yīn = y + (e)n1

cause / reason / because

xiǎo = xi + ao3

small / tiny / few / young

shī = sh + Ø1

to lose / to miss / to fail

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

Words with 因小失大

因小失大 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 因小失大

因小失大 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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