Go from the beginning to the end
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í B ě NY ā omॸ, which means to abandon the essence and pursue the end. It means to focus on minor issues instead of fundamental links. It comes from the biography of Yan'an in Hanshu.
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
The origin of Idioms
"Yan an Zhuan of the Han Dynasty:" extravagance without chastity, then can not support, people away from the end of this and the end
Idiom explanation
He said that he would sacrifice the essence for the end. Metaphor does not focus on the fundamental links, but only on minor issues.
Go from the beginning to the end
sit idle and eat , and in time one 's whole fortune will be used up - zuò chī shān kōng
gloomy eyebrows and wrinkled forehead -- knit the brows - chóu méi cù é
give up literature for a military career - qì bǐ cóng róng