舍本逐末

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 舍本逐末 – see 捨本逐末 (“to attend to minor unimportant details while neglecting the essentials”). (This term is the simplified form of 捨本逐末).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.