捡了芝麻丢了西瓜撿了芝麻丟了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā

Meaning

to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)

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捡jiǎnto pick up, to gather, to collect扌佥了le, liǎoclear; to finish; particle of completed action乛亅芝zhīsesame; a magical mushroom艹之麻máhemp, flax, sesame; numb广林丢diūto lose; to discard王厶西xīwest, western, westward兀囗瓜guāmelon, gourd, squash, cucumber厶