To neglect the essential and attend to the trivial; to abandon the fundamental for the superficial.
一个企业如果只顾眼前利益，而不注重产品研发和人才培养，就是逐末弃本，很难有长远发展。
If an enterprise only cares about immediate profits and neglects product research and development and talent cultivation, it is neglecting the essential and attending to the trivial, and will hardly achieve long-term development.
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