concentrate on trifles and neglect essentials

concentrate on trifles and neglect essentials

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì B ě nqi ú m ò, which means to work hard only on minor issues. It comes from answer to Deng Lu Geng's book.

The origin of Idioms

Yun Jing's answer to Lu Geng's book in the Qing Dynasty: "only villains abandon the origin and pursue the end, do not cultivate morality, and stop seeking auspicious burial."

Idiom usage

It means putting the cart before the horse

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: abandon the origin and pursue the end

Antonym: abandon the last and return to the original