short-sighted; lacking foresight
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
extremely short-sighted; narrow-minded
formalUsed to criticize someone who cannot see the bigger picture, lacks foresight, or is overly concerned with trivial, immediate gains.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
tān贪
tú图
yī一
diǎn点
xiǎo小
lì利
ér而
fàng放
qì弃
le了
cháng长
yuǎn远
hé合
zuò作
，
zhēn真
shì是
mù目
guāng光
rú如
dòu豆
。
He gave up the long-term partnership for a small, immediate profit, which is truly short-sighted.
Yī一
gè个
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
bù不
néng能
mù目
guāng光
rú如
dòu豆
，
bì必
xū须
wèi为
gōng公
sī司
de的
wèi未
lái来
shí十
nián年
zuò做
hǎo好
guī规
huà划
。
A leader cannot be myopic; they must plan for the company's next ten years.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
mù目
guāng光
rú如
dòu豆
de的
jué决
cè策
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
gèng更
dà大
de的
kùn困
jìng境
。
Such a short-sighted decision will only plunge the company into greater difficulties.