"因小失大" meaning in Japanese

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Phrase

Forms: 因小失大 [canonical] (ruby: (いん), (しょう), (しつ), (だい)), inshōshitsudai [romanization]
Etymology: Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 因小失大 (yīnxiǎoshīdà). Etymology templates: {{obor|ja|zh|-|sort=いんしょうしつだい}} Orthographic borrowing from Chinese, {{zh-l|因小失大}} 因小失大 (yīnxiǎoshīdà) Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|いんしょうしつだい}} 因(いん)小(しょう)失(しつ)大(だい) • (inshōshitsudai)
  1. to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 貪小失大 (tanshōshitsudai) (ruby: (たん), (しょう), (しつ), (だい))

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