捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guājianlezhimadiulexigua
- to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guājianlezhimadiulexigua
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