舍近求远

Explanation: Rounding vicinity, and the pursuit of distant. Describe things detours. 　　Usage: Joint type; as predicate, object; containing derogatory 　　Source: Southern Song Fan Ye, "Palace of the Later Han Zang Chuan": "dwelling on those who seek far, fruitless; homes Yuanmou recently, Yi and a final." 　　Examples: We see every day is ~. This poet was present, but every day to the drawing board. (Qing Cao Xueqin, "Dream of Red Mansions" seventy-sixth back) Thesaurus:  Trifles, move troops about and stir up the people— drag in many people to do sth., convet a little and lose a lot; seek small gains but incur big losses, build largely, Bellicose Poor soldiers, adopt a warlike policy, chichi, Venereology material for mobilization, Dwelling services far, Start war Dynamic public, qiongdu