小学而大遗 xiǎo xué ér dà yí

DEFINITIONS

  1. to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

CHARACTERS

小 xiǎo small, tiny, insignificant
学 xué learning, knowledge; school
而 ér and; and then; and yet; but
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
遗 yí lose; articles lost; omit