大處著眼，小處著手

See also: 大处着眼，小处着手

Chinese

		big; 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
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

Literally: use one's eyes for the large areas, use one's hands for smaller areas

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dà chù zhuóyǎn, xiǎo chù zhuóshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄔㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ , ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dà chù zhuóyǎn, xiǎo chù zhuóshǒu
    • 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⁾/

Idiom

大處著眼，小處著手

1. keep the general goal in sight, while taking hold of the daily tasks
2. keep one's eye on the ball, while not losing sight of the forest for the trees