只見樹木不見森林

zhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2

unable to see the wood for the trees, fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

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只見樹木不見森林|只见树木不见森林 [zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín] ► unable to see the wood for the trees ► fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture