"因小失大" meaning in Chinese

See 因小失大 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/, /jɐn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: yīnxiǎoshīdà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jan¹ siu² sat¹ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīnxiǎoshīdà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yinsiǎoshihdà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yin¹-hsiao³-shih¹-ta⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yīn-syǎu-shr̄-dà [Mandarin, Yale], insheaushydah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], иньсяошида [Mandarin, Palladius], inʹsjaošida [Mandarin, Palladius], yān síu sāt daaih [Cantonese, Yale], jan¹ siu² sat⁷ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yen¹ xiu² sed¹ dai⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 為小失大
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 因小失大
  1. to try to save a little only to lose a lot; to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar; to be penny wise and pound foolish Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 殺雞取卵/杀鸡取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn), 殺雞取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn), 杀鸡取卵 (shājīqǔluǎn)
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "yīnxiǎoshīdà"
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      "zh-pron": "yinsiǎoshihdà"
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      "zh-pron": "yin¹-hsiao³-shih¹-ta⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "yen¹ xiu² sed¹ dai⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕ ㄉㄚˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "yinsiǎoshihdà"
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      "zh-pron": "иньсяошида"
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      "zh-pron": "inʹsjaošida"
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    {
      "ipa": "/in⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ tä⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "yān síu sāt daaih"
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      "zh-pron": "jan¹ siu² sat⁷ daai⁶"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "yen¹ xiu² sed¹ dai⁶"
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    },
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      "word": "殺雞取卵/杀鸡取卵"
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      "word": "殺雞取卵"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shājīqǔluǎn",
      "word": "杀鸡取卵"
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  "word": "因小失大"
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