降本流末 — “To attend to trifles while neglecting the essentials”
降本流末 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attend to trifles while neglecting the essentials”. To focus on superficialities rather than the root cause. Literally, “To subordinate the main and pursue the trivial”.
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- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑condescend to associate with inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊lín临bēi卑，，qū屈gāo高jiù就xià下condescend to inferiors
- jiàng降zūn尊yū纡guì贵condescend to humble oneself
- jiàng降xīn心xià下qì气to humble oneself and be conciliatory
- jiàng降xīn心fǔ俯shǒu首humbly submit and obey
- jiàng降xīn心xiāng相cóng从Humble oneself and comply
- jiàng降xīn心shùn顺sú俗humble oneself and conform to popular customs
- jiàng降zhì志rǔ辱shēn身lower aspirations and debase oneself
- jiàng降gé格yǐ以qiú求lower standards to seek
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What does 降本流末 mean?
降本流末 (jiàng běn liú mò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to attend to trifles while neglecting the essentials”.
How do you pronounce 降本流末?
降本流末 is pronounced jiàng běn liú mò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 降本流末 literally mean?
Literally, 降本流末 means “to subordinate the main and pursue the trivial”. It is used to mean “to attend to trifles while neglecting the essentials”.
What is the Chinese definition of 降本流末?
犹言舍本逐末。比喻不抓根本环节，而只在枝节问题上下功夫。