小学而大遗

xiǎo xué ér dà yí

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 小学而大遗

big; large; great

see 大夫[dài fu]

to learn

small

elementary school; primary school

and

(bound form) to leave behind