捡
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芝
麻
丢
了
西
瓜
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n
l
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m
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g
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Definitions
1. to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
Components
捡
jiǎn
–
to pick up
了
le
–
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
芝麻
zhī ma
–
sesame (seed)
丢了
diū le
–
lost something
西瓜
xī guā
–
watermelon