捨近求遠 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɛː³⁵ kɐn²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɛː³⁵ kɐn²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: shějìnqiúyuǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyun⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shějìnqiúyuǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shějìncióuyuǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shê³-chin⁴-chʻiu²-yüan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shě-jìn-chyóu-ywǎn [Mandarin, Yale], sheejinnchyouyeuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэцзиньцююань [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛczinʹcjujuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sé gahn kàuh yúhn [Cantonese, Yale], se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyn⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sé² gen⁶ keo⁴ yun⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 捨近求遠

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        "to abandon what is close at hand in favor of something far away; to go on a wild goose chase; to vainly pursue the impossible, while ignoring the possible"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ"
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"捨近求遠" meaning in Chinese

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