貪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
貪 tān
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great