【舍本逐末】〖sh bn zhú mò〗[run after less important things; forgetting important]

舍实求虚名利锁，

本分不依误正业。

逐浪随波缺主见，

末学陋识错枝节。

抛弃根本的、主要的，而去追求枝节的、次要的。比喻不抓根本环节，而只在枝节问题上下功夫。Abandon fundamental, primary, and pursue minor matters, secondary. Metaphor does not focus on the fundamental links, and only in trivia on the issue lower kungfu.同：舍近求远、贪小失大。反：追本求源。