捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

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1. to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

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Child Words of 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

• 丢 丢 diū: to lose
• 了 了 le: (completed action marker)
• 捡 捡 jiǎn: to pick up
• 瓜 瓜 guā: melon
• 了 了 liǎo: (of eyes) bright
• 芝麻 芝麻 zhī ma: sesame (seed)
• 西 西 xī: the West
• 西瓜 西瓜 xī guā: watermelon
• 麻 麻 má: generic name for hemp, flax etc
• 芝 芝 zhī: Zoysia pungens