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Here, we present the idiom 「抱枝拾葉」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
It’s like losing sight of the main point and pursuing the trivial. It is a metaphor for not grasping the fundamental links, but only focusing on minor issues.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bào zhī shí yè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
pou5 ji1 sap6 yip6
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