taam1 siu2 sat1 daai6貪小失大贪小失大
Jyutpingtaam1 siu2 sat1 daai6
Yaletām síu sāt daih

Definition

penny wise and pound foolish (idiom)

Tone guide

T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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ting4 kaau3 zaam6bus or tram stop; port of call
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toi4 waan1 laam4 zoek3(bird species of China) Taiwan blue magpie (Urocissa caerulea)
天口
tin1 hau2the weather
天下無雙天下无双
tin1 haa6 mou4 soeng1only one in the world
台西鄉台西乡
toi4 sai1 hoeng1Taixi or Taihsi township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
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tai2 syu1calligraphic style
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