剖腹藏珠的英文: [Literal Meaning] cut open/belly/hide/pearl to cut one's belly so as to hide the pearl
[解释] 不知道事物的重要程度,轻重颠倒。
[Explanation] to put the trivial above the important
[例子] 你这么做就是剖腹藏珠,难道不知道上大学学知识比现在打工赚钱更重要吗?
[Example] What you are doing is putting the trivial above the important. Don't you know that going to college to learn knowledge is more important than doing part-time jobs and making money?
[英文等价词] penny-wise and pound-foolish 参考例句:
To get killed because of greediness 剖腹藏珠 |