捨近求遠

See also: 舍近求远

Chinese

		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
trad. (捨近求遠)		捨	近	求	遠
simp. (舍近求远)		舍	近	求	远

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shějìnqiúyuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shějìnqiúyuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheejinnchyouyeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyun⁵
  - Yale: sé gahn kàuh yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² gan⁶ kau⁴ jyn⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sé² gen⁶ keo⁴ yun⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ kɐn²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jyːn¹³/

Idiom

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

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