撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

to pick up / to collect / to gather

(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly

(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly

unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

Zoysia pungens

sesame (seed)

variant of 麻[ma2] / hemp

surname Ma

generic name for hemp, flax etc / hemp or flax fiber for textile materials / sesame / CL:縷|缕[lü3] / (of materials) rough or coarse / pocked / pitted / to have pins and needles or tingling / to feel numb

to lose / to put aside / to throw

the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish

watermelon / CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5]

melon / gourd / squash