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捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

jiǎn le zhī má diū le xī guā
📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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你这叫捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
00:03
你这叫 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

(外面是大排档呢 你知不知道你这叫什么) ── Previous context

“This is penny-wise and pound-foolish.”

《年少有为》 · 20:27
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是捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
00:02
是 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜

(别人也会笑你) ── Previous context

“saying you gave up something big for something small.”

《爱情没有神话》 · 21:17
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