只见树木，不见森林

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 只见树木，不见森林 – see 只見樹木，不見森林 (“cannot see the forest for the trees; to only pay attention to minor details but ignore the bigger picture”). (This term, 只见树木，不见森林, is the simplified form of 只見樹木，不見森林.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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