因小失大

yīn xiǎo shī dà

penny wise, pound foolish

Character by character

因yīn
for

小xiǎo
the small

失shī
lose

大dà
the big

不要为了眼前的利益因小失大。

Don't let short-term gain cost you something bigger.

Tone: negative (criticism).

Usually a warning with 不要 or 别; the folk version is 捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜.

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