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撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

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

Characters and words in 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

jiǎn = ji + an3
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le = l + e5
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
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liǎo = li + ao3
to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly
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liǎo = li + ao3
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
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liào = li + ao4
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
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sesame (seed)
zhī = zh + Ø1
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= m + a2
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= m + a2
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= m + a2
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
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diū = di + ou1
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西
= xi + Ø1
the West / abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2] / Spanish
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watermelon / CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4],個|个[ge5]
guā = gu + a1
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