舍下灶王拜山神，弃近求远捨下灶王拜山神，棄近求遠捨下灶王拜山神，棄近求遠

leave the Kitchen God to worship the Mountain God: give up what is near to seek what is far

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said of someone who neglects what is close at hand and goes far away for something.

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Simplified: 舍下灶王拜山神，弃近求远
Traditional (Taiwan): 捨下灶王拜山神，棄近求遠
Pinyin: shěxià Zàowáng bài shānshén, qì jìn qiú yuǎn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄠˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄕㄢㄕㄣˊ，ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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