因小失大

yīn xiǎo shī dà

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 因小失大

因
yīn

cause

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

小
xiǎo

small

失
shī

to lose