小学而大遗

xiǎo xué ér dà yí

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Definitions

  1. 1. to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

Child Words of 小学而大遗

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

学
xué

to learn

小
xiǎo

small

小学
xiǎo xué

elementary school; primary school

而
ér

and

遗
yí

(bound form) to leave behind