ZH TH VI EN DE ES IT FR ML
seek from afar what lies close at hand
das Nahe vernachlässigen und das Ferne suchen (Idiom); in die Ferne schauen
trascurare il vicino e cercare il lontano (idioma); guardare lontano
négliger le proche et chercher le lointain (idiome) ; regarder au loin
descuidar lo cercano y buscar lo lejano (modismo); mirar a lo lejos
135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī) seek from afar what lies close at hand 26 舍近求远 [捨--遠] shèjìnqiúyuǎn (abandon-near-seek-far) seek from afar what lies close at hand: 在中国很多人不在当地医院看病, 而 是~到北京大医院去看病. Many people in China do not see doctors at local hospitals. They are willing to travel far to see a doctor in a Beijing hospital. '