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捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

8-character word Traditional 撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

What 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 means

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

The characters in 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

• 捡jiǎnto pick up; to collect; to gather
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 芝zhīZoysia pungens
• 麻máhemp (variant of 麻
• 丢diūto lose; to put aside; to throw
• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 西xīwest
• 瓜guāmelon; gourd; squash; (slang) a piece of gossip