舍本逐末
英語翻譯
參考釋義
- 舍本逐末[shěběnzhúmò]
- -attendtotriflestotheneglectofessentials;attendtothesuperficialsandneglecttheessentials;attendtothetrivialitiesandneglectthefundamentals;bartertherunkforthebranches;grasptheshadowinsteadoftheessence;losethesubstancefortheshadow;runafterthelessimportantthings,forgettingtheimportant