捨本逐末

捨本逐末

Chinese

		give up; abandon	roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)	to pursue; to chase; individually to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	end; final stage; latter part
trad. (捨本逐末)		捨	本	逐	末
simp. (舍本逐末)		舍	本	逐	末

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shěběnzhúmò

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se² bun² zuk⁶ mut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shěběnzhúmò [Phonetic: shéběnzhúmò]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheebeenjwumoh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shěběnjhúmò
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ mwɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: se² bun² zuk⁶ mut⁶
    • Yale: sé bún juhk muht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se² bun² dzuk⁹ mut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé² bun² zug⁶ mud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ puːn³⁵ t͡sʊk̚² muːt̚²/

Idiom

捨本逐末

1. to attend to minor unimportant details while neglecting the essentials