因小失大
Chinese edit
cause; reason; because | small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
to lose; to miss; to fail | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor | ||
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simp. and trad. (因小失大) |
因 | 小 | 失 | 大 | |
alternative forms | 為小失大/为小失大 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
因小失大
- 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
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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因 | 小 | 失 | 大 |
いん Grade: 5 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
しつ Grade: 4 |
だい Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 因小失大 (yīnxiǎoshīdà).
Idiom edit
因小失大 • (inshōshitsudai)