concentrate on trifles and neglect essentials(shě běn qiú mò)

concentrate on trifles and neglect essentials

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ě B ě nqi ú m ò, which means to abandon the fundamental and major, and pursue the minor and minor; it means to focus on the minor issues instead of the fundamental ones. It comes from Shangnong, the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family.

Notes on Idioms

Give up: give up; seek: pursue.

The origin of Idioms

Shangnong, the spring and Autumn Annals of the LV family: "if the people give up their original works, they will not make an order at the end of the event, if they do not make an order, they will not be able to defend and fight; if the people give up their original works, they will make an agreement about their property, which means they will lightly migrate, and if they do so, the country will suffer. They all have a long-term ambition but no intention."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Examples

Guan Yinzi · Yiyu: "I don't know if I give up the source to seek the flow, I can get the source at any time. If you give up the essence to pursue the end, you will get the essence at any time. "

Zheng Guanying's "dangerous words in prosperous times - Official Administration II" says: "for the common people to enrich education, for the country for a long time, do not look forward to favoritism Don't give up the essence to pursue the end, don't be afraid of difficulties, and stay away from your family life, fame and wealth. "

"Zhao Wei Hou Wen Qi Shi": "so there is a question, which is to ask the last one instead of the original one?" (quoted from the idiom story in the second volume of the sixth grade of people's Education Press

Writing articles only pursues form and does not pay attention to content, that is to abandon the essence and seek the end.

Chinese PinYin : shě běn qiú mò