seek far and neglect what lies close at hand

seek far and neglect what lies close at hand

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ě J ì NJ í Yu ǎ n, which means to give up the near and seek for the far. It's from nine places of Sun Tzu.

The origin of Idioms

In Sun Tzu's nine places, it is said that "changing one's residence and detouring one's way make one not worry." Du Mu's note in Tang Dynasty: "changing one's residence and going to safety and being in danger; in one's way, one should give up the near or the far. The soldiers have the will to die. "

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute.