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Home / Idiom / 剖腹藏珠

lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom) · fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities

剖腹藏珠
pōu fù cáng zhū
p+ōu·1st tonef+ù·4th tonec+áng·2nd tonezh+ū·1st tone
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lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect · to stress the incidental over the fundamental · to put the cart before the horse本末倒置běn mò dào zhìto turn upside down · to reverse · back to front · confused · deranged · crazy颠倒diān dǎo
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