贪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà

DEFINITIONS

  1. penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

CHARACTERS

贪 tān
HSK 6
be greedy, covet; covetous
小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high