丢了西瓜捡了芝麻，顾了小头儿丢了大头儿丟了西瓜撿了芝麻，顧了小頭兒丟了大頭兒丟了西瓜撿了芝麻，顧了小頭兒丟了大頭兒

dropped the watermelon and picked up a sesame seed; took care of the small end and lost the big end

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Losing something big for a small gain. Close to 'penny wise, pound foolish'.

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Simplified: 丢了西瓜捡了芝麻，顾了小头儿丢了大头儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 丟了西瓜撿了芝麻，顧了小頭兒丟了大頭兒
Pinyin: diūlexīguā jiǎnlezhīmá, gùle xiǎo tóur diū le dà tóur
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄡ ˙ㄌㄜㄒㄧㄍㄨㄚㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄌㄜㄓㄇㄚˊ，ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄌㄜㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡˊㄦㄉㄧㄡ ˙ㄌㄜㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄡˊㄦ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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