捨本逐末
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Chinese
[edit]give up; abandon | roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) |
to pursue; to chase; individually to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one |
end; final stage; latter part | ||
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trad. (捨本逐末) | 捨 | 本 | 逐 | 末 | |
simp. (舍本逐末) | 舍 | 本 | 逐 | 末 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shěběnjhúmò
- Wade–Giles: shê3-pên3-chu2-mo4
- Yale: shě-běn-jú-mwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheebeenjwumoh
- Palladius: шэбэньчжумо (šɛbɛnʹčžumo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6
- Yale: sé bún juhk muht
- Cantonese Pinyin: se2 bun2 dzuk9 mut9
- Guangdong Romanization: sé2 bun2 zug6 mud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː³⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sʊk̚² muːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]捨本逐末
- to attend to minor unimportant details while neglecting the essentials