「斬腳趾避沙蟲」
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| Pronunciation： | zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung4 zaam2 goek3 zi2 bei6 saa1 cung2 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
斬 to slay; to chop 腳 foot, leg; leg; base 趾 toe 避 to avoid; to evade; to keep away from 沙 sand; small particles; grit 蟲 worm; insect; bug |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to describe a costly solution that does not address the real problem itself; literally: to cut off one's toes to avoid the sand bugs
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