shě jìn qiú yuǎn
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  • deroggo far afield and ignore what's right under one's nose; seek from afar what lies close at hand

    • yuán liào bù bì shě jìn qiú yuǎn jìn kǒu

      原料不必舍近求远进口

      We needn't take the trouble to import material.

    • yīng míng de jūn zhǔ nìng yuàn shě jìn qiú yuǎn

      英明君主宁愿舍近求远

      The wise ruler would rather take the long process than the short.

    • fù jìn shāng diàn yǒu gè zhǒng zhuāng xiū cái liào wǒ men bù bì shě jìn qiú yuǎn

      附近商店各种装修材料我们不必舍近求远

      The local shops have all sorts of decorating materials, there's no need for us to go far afield.