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saaˉ¹沙cungˊ²蟲
(沙虫)
Pinyin
sha1 chong2
Translations
noun
lugworm, sipunculids
zaamˊ²斬goek˗₃腳ziˊ²趾beiˍ₆避saaˉ¹沙cungˎ₄蟲
(斩脚趾避沙虫)
Pinyin
zhan3 jiao3 zhi3 bi4 sha1 chong2
Translations
noun
Use unnecessarily drastic counter measures (ones that hurt oneself) to deal with a minor issue [Syn]食砒霜杜蟲
noun
a metaphor for going through excessive and drastic measures unnecessarily in order to avoid a small problem; literally 'cut off one's toes to avoid sandworms'; palliative; something that treats the symptom but not the underlying problem