Discard the last
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ú m ò Q ì B ě n, which means to describe the pursuit of details and abandon the fundamental and main part of things. It comes from the discussion on the clothes of the elder sister and uncle.
The origin of Idioms
Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty wrote in his opinion on the service of sister-in-law, uncle and uncle: "today, when my uncle's service ends, I am mourning for my aunt for five months. I am in favor of the name and the reality of mourning, and I am abandoning the original."
Idiom usage
To act as a predicate, attribute, or object
Analysis of Idioms
Close synonym: discard the original by the end
Discard the last
Sharpening your ax will not delay your job of cutting wood - mó dāo bù wù kǎn chái gōng
with tangled hair and plain clothes - luàn tóu cū fú