to try to save a little only to lose a lot

to try to save a little only to lose a lot

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī zh ǐ sh ī zh ǎ ng, which means to lose a palm because of reluctant to give up a finger. It means to lose a big hand because of small. It comes from the biography of Nan Shi Ruan Dian Fu.

explain

Sparing: sparing. Lose a palm because you can't bear a finger. It's a metaphor for losing the big from the small.

source

The tenant whisked his clothes out of the house and said, "is it evil to miss your fingers?" Biography of Nan Shi Ruan Dian Fu

usage

It refers to small losses and big losses

Combined mode

Ancient times

Save afinger and lose the whole hand

The gain is not worth the loss

[rhyme words] heart wide, meaning cool, sparse Lang Lang, no two at a time, no two in the world, wind Tian Yue Lang, with friends tree party, blunder, skin loose bone itch, blurred roam as if it should be