弃琼拾砾 — “To discard something valuable and choose something worthless”
弃琼拾砾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something valuable and choose something worthless”. To prefer the inferior over the superior. Literally, “discard jade, pick up pebbles”.
弃琼拾砾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
弃琼拾砾 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 弃琼拾砾
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- qì弃yì义bèi倍xìn信abandon righteousness, betray trust
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜a pity to discard
- qì弃zhī之kě可xī惜，，shí食zhī之wú无wèi味a pity to discard, tasteless to eat
- qì弃zhī之rú如bì敝jī屐discard like a worn-out shoe
- qì弃zhī之dù度wài外to completely disregard
- qì弃zhī之bì敝xǐ屣discard as worthless
- qì弃shū书juān捐jiàn剑disdain trivial matters, focus on great ambitions
- qì弃wěi伪cóng从zhēn真abandon falsehood, follow truth
- qì弃sú俗chū出jiā家Renounce worldly life for monasticism
- qì弃xìn信wàng忘yì义break promises and abandon principles
- qì弃xìn信wéi违yì义break promises and disregard morality
- qì弃gōng公yíng营sī私abandon public for private gain
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What does 弃琼拾砾 mean?
弃琼拾砾 (qì qióng shí lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard something valuable and choose something worthless”.
How do you pronounce 弃琼拾砾?
弃琼拾砾 is pronounced qì qióng shí lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 弃琼拾砾 literally mean?
Literally, 弃琼拾砾 means “discard jade, pick up pebbles”. It is used to mean “to discard something valuable and choose something worthless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 弃琼拾砾?
比喻丢弃珍贵的而拾取无用的。琼，美玉；砾，瓦砾。