明珠弹雀

Pinyin: míng zhū tán què Usage: 主谓式；作谓语、宾语；含贬义 Explanation: 用珍珠打鸟雀。比喻得到的补偿不了失去的。 Source: 汉·扬雄《太玄·唐》：“明珠弹于飞肉，其得不复。测曰：明珠弹肉，费不当也。” Thesaurus:  The game is not worth the candle., lose [spoil] the ship for a ha'porth (=halfpennyworth) of tar, assign talented people for trivial tasks, Treasure Little use, Niudingpengji, Chicken beef knife, Shunzhizhechang, Suizhudanque, draw it strong, (literally) to lose the hand in trying to save the fingers--to be penny- Antonym Group:  Move appointing, everyone can do his best, Renjinqicai, the right man in the right place, Wujinqiyong, Interpersonal Perception improve one's time, Volume before employ