舍本逐末 捨本逐末
舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6
- to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
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舍 捨
- 宿舍 sù shè ㄙㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ suk1 se3 dormitory
- 舍得 捨得 shě de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 dak1 to be willing to part with sth
- 舍不得 捨不得 shě bu de ㄕㄜˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ se2 bat1 dak1 to hate to do sth
- 依依不舍 依依不捨 yī yī bù shě ㄧ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ ji1 ji1 bat1 se2 reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
- 恋恋不舍 戀戀不捨 liàn liàn bù shě ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ lyun2 lyun2 bat1 se2 reluctant to part
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- 不舍 不捨 bù shě ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ bat1 se2 reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of
- 住舍 zhù shè ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ zyu6 se3 house
- 割舍 割捨 gē shě ㄍㄜ ㄕㄜˇ got3 se2 to give up
- 取舍 取捨 qǔ shě ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄜˇ ceoi2 se2 to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
- 夺舍 奪舍 duó shè ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄜˋ dyut6 se2 to incarnate into sb else's body
- 学舍 學舍 xué shè ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˋ hok6 se2 school building
- 宅舍 zhái shè ㄓㄞˊ ㄕㄜˋ zaak6 se3 house
- 寒舍 hán shè ㄏㄢˊ ㄕㄜˋ hon4 se3 my humble home
- 房舍 fáng shè ㄈㄤˊ ㄕㄜˋ fong4 se3 house
- 舍下 捨下 shě xià ㄕㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ se2 haa6 to abandon
- 舍命 捨命 shě mìng ㄕㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ se2 ming6 to risk one's life
- 舍己 捨己 shě jǐ ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧˇ se2 gei2 selfless
- 舍弃 捨棄 shě qì ㄕㄜˇ ㄑㄧˋ se2 hei3 to give up
- 舍身 捨身 shě shēn ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄣ se2 san1 to give one's life
- 施舍 施捨 shī shě ㄕ ㄕㄜˇ si1 se2 to give in charity
本
- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
逐
- 放逐 fàng zhú ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄨˊ fong3 zuk6 to banish
- 角逐 jué zhú ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄓㄨˊ gok3 zuk6 to tussle
- 追逐 zhuī zhú ㄓㄨㄟ ㄓㄨˊ zeoi1 zuk6 to chase
- 逐年 zhú nián ㄓㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zuk6 nin4 year after year
- 逐步 zhú bù ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ zuk6 bou6 progressively
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- 逐渐 逐漸 zhú jiàn ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zuk6 zim6 gradually
- 驱逐 驅逐 qū zhú ㄑㄩ ㄓㄨˊ keoi1 zuk6 to expel
- 竞逐 競逐 jìng zhú ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄨˊ ging6 zuk6 competition
- 逐一 zhú yī ㄓㄨˊ ㄧ zuk6 jat1 one by one
- 逐个 逐個 zhú gè ㄓㄨˊ ㄍㄜˋ zuk6 go3 one by one
- 逐出 zhú chū ㄓㄨˊ ㄔㄨ zuk6 ceot1 to expel
- 逐梦 逐夢 zhú mèng ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄥˋ zuk6 mung6 to chase a dream; to pursue one's dreams
- 逐日 zhú rì ㄓㄨˊ ㄖˋ zuk6 jat6 day-by-day
- 逐月 zhú yuè ㄓㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ zuk6 jyut6 month-by-month
- 逐次 zhú cì ㄓㄨˊ ㄘˋ zuk6 ci3 gradually
- 逐水 zhú shuǐ ㄓㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ zuk6 seoi2 to relieve oedema through purging or diuresis (Chinese medicine)
- 逐行 zhú háng ㄓㄨˊ ㄏㄤˊ zuk6 hong4 line by line (translation, scanning etc)
- 逐行 zhú xíng ㄓㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zuk6 hong4 progressive
- 逐走 zhú zǒu ㄓㄨˊ ㄗㄡˇ zuk6 zau2 to turn away
- 逐退 zhú tuì ㄓㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ zuk6 teoi3 to drive back (attackers)
末
- 期末 qī mò ㄑㄧ ㄇㄛˋ kei4 mut6 the end of a term or semester (in school)
- 末日 mò rì ㄇㄛˋ ㄖˋ mut6 jat6 last day
- 末期 mò qī ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧ mut6 kei4 end (of a period)
- 周末 週末 zhōu mò ㄓㄡ ㄇㄛˋ zau1 mut6 weekend
- 且末 Qiě mò ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄛˋ ce2 mut6 see 且末县
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- 元末 Yuán mò ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ jyun4 mut6 final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
- 切末 qiè mo ㄑㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄇㄛ stage props
- 唐末 Táng mò ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ tong4 mut6 late Tang period (9th century)
- 始末 shǐ mò ㄕˇ ㄇㄛˋ ci2 mut6 whole story
- 年末 nián mò ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄛˋ nin4 mut6 end of the year
- 微末 wēi mò ㄨㄟ ㄇㄛˋ mei4 mut6 tiny
- 明末 Míng mò ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄛˋ ming4 mut6 late Ming
- 月末 yuè mò ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄛˋ jyut6 mut6 end of month
- 末世 mò shì ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ mut6 sai3 last phase (of an age)
- 末了 mò liǎo ㄇㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mut6 liu5 (coll.) final part; last bit
- 末代 mò dài ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄞˋ mut6 doi6 final generation
- 末任 mò rèn ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄣˋ mut6 jam6 (of the holder of an official post which no longer exists) the last (incumbent)
- 末伏 mò fú ㄇㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ mut6 fuk6 the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
- 末儿 末兒 mò r ㄇㄛˋ ㄦ mut6 ji4 powder
- 末子 mò zi ㄇㄛˋ ˙ㄗ mut6 zi2 powder