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

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

to attend to minor unimportant details while neglecting the essentials

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