只見樹木不見森林 [－见树－－见－－]

Jyutping zi2 gin3 syu6 muk6 bat1 gin3 sam1 lam4
Pinyin zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. unable to see the wood for the trees
  2. fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture