只见树木，不见森林

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 只见树木，不见森林 – see 只見樹木，不見森林 (“to see only the trees but not the forest; cannot see the forest for the trees; to only pay attention to minor details but ignore the bigger picture”). (This term is the simplified form of 只見樹木，不見森林).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.