| 舍本逐末 |
shě běn zhú mò |
to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details |
| 舍 |
shě |
to give up; to abandon / to give alms |
| 舍 |
Shè |
surname She |
| 舍 |
shě |
old variant of 舍 |
| 舍 |
shè |
(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里 |
| 本 |
běn |
(bound form) root; stem / (bound form) origin; source / (bound form) one's own; this / (bound form) this; the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally; initially / capital; principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
| 逐 |
zhú |
(bound form) to pursue / to chase away / individually / one by one |
| 末 |
mò |
tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man |