捨近求遠
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See also: 舍近求远
Chinese
[edit]give up; abandon | near; close (to); approximately | to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech |
far; distant; remote | ||
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trad. (捨近求遠) | 捨 | 近 | 求 | 遠 | |
simp. (舍近求远) | 舍 | 近 | 求 | 远 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shějìncióuyuǎn
- Wade–Giles: shê3-chin4-chʻiu2-yüan3
- Yale: shě-jìn-chyóu-ywǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheejinnchyouyeuan
- Palladius: шэцзиньцююань (šɛczinʹcjujuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: se2 gan6 kau4 jyun5
- Yale: sé gahn kàuh yúhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: se2 gan6 kau4 jyn5
- Guangdong Romanization: sé2 gen6 keo4 yun5
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛː³⁵ kɐn²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]捨近求遠
- to abandon what is close at hand in favor of something far away; to go on a wild goose chase; to vainly pursue the impossible, while ignoring the possible