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只
見
樹
木
,
不
見
森
林
[-
见
树
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见
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Jyutping
zi2 gin3 syu6 muk6 , bat1 gin3 sam1 lam4
Pinyin
zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, idiomatic
cannot see the forest for the trees; to only pay attention to minor details but ignore the bigger picture
(syn.) 見樹不見林, 见树不见林