大處著眼,小處著手
See also: 大处着眼,小处着手
Chinese
editbig; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with |
to have in mind something; to see or view from the angle of | small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with |
to set about; to start | |||
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trad. (大處著眼,小處著手) | 大 | 處 | 著眼 | , | 小 | 處 | 著手 | |
simp. (大处着眼,小处着手) | 大 | 处 | 着眼 | , | 小 | 处 | 着手 |
Etymology
editLiterally: use one's eyes for the large areas, use one's hands for smaller areas
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dà chù jhuóyǎn, siǎo chù jhuóshǒu
- Wade–Giles: ta4 chʻu4 cho2-yen3, hsiao3 chʻu4 cho2-shou3
- Yale: dà chù jwó-yǎn-, syǎu chù jwó-shǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dah chuh jwoyean, sheau chuh jwoshoou
- Palladius: да чу чжоянь, сяо чу чжошоу (da ču čžojanʹ, sjao ču čžošou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
edit大處著眼,小處著手
- keep the general goal in sight, while taking hold of the daily tasks
- keep one's eye on the ball, while not losing sight of the forest for the trees