「贏咗粒糖，輸咗間廠 / 贏粒糖輸間廠」

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Character、 Pronunciation：	贏咗粒糖，輸咗間廠 jeng⁴ zo² nap¹ tong² syu¹ zo² gaan¹ cong² 贏粒糖輸間廠 jeng⁴ nap¹ tong⁴ syu¹ gaan¹ cong²
Individual Character Meaning：	贏 to win 咗 -ed (perfective) 粒 grain; granule; small round object 糖 sugar; candy; sweets ，輸 to lose; to be beaten; to transport; loss 咗 -ed (perfective) 間 (measure); time or space; stripe 廠 factory; mill; plant
Part of Speech：	expression
Explanation：	penny-wise, pound-foolish; literally "won a piece of candy, lost an entire factory" (Cant.) 佢keoi5諗nam2住zyu6隱jan2瞞mun4問man6題tai4就zau6唔m4會wui5有jau5人jan4知zi1，可ho2以ji5䟴ngan3䟴ngan3腳goek3等dang2退teoi3休jau1，點dim2知zi1件gin6事si6俾bei2傳cyun4媒mui4踢tek3爆baau3，宜ji4家gaa1要jiu3引jan5咎gau3辭ci4職zik1，真zan1係hai6贏jeng4咗zo2粒nap1糖tong2，輸syu1咗zo2間gaan1廠cong2呀aa3。 (Eng.) He was hoping that the matter would never be known by the public, thus ensuring his uneventful requirement, however it got exposed by the media just now, forcing him to resign. He's penny-wise, but pound-foolish.
Synonym：	Synonym：因小失大
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