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Home / Idiom / 只见树木，不见森林

can't see the wood for the trees

只见树木，不见森林
zhǐ jiàn shù mù，bù jiàn sēn lín
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lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) · fig. not seeing the wider picture · can't see the wood for the trees一叶障目yī yè zhàng mùto be shortsighted目光短浅mù guāng duǎn qiǎn