粗枝大叶 cū zhī dà yè Superficial

Explanation

比喻工作粗糙，不认真细致。

Metaphorically, it means that the work is rough and not done carefully.

Origin Story

从前，在一个偏僻的小山村里，住着一个名叫阿福的年轻人。阿福天性善良，乐于助人，可是他有一个毛病，就是做事粗枝大叶，马虎大意。有一天，村里要举行一场盛大的庙会，阿福被选中去负责搭建舞台。他兴冲冲地开始工作，可是他做事总是急于求成，没有仔细规划，结果舞台搭建得歪歪扭扭，很不稳固。当村民们兴致勃勃地赶来观看表演的时候，舞台突然倒塌了，把很多人压在了下面，场面顿时混乱不堪。幸好大家都没有受伤，但阿福的粗心大意却让村民们很生气，阿福也感到十分羞愧，从此以后，阿福做事变得认真细致起来，再也不粗枝大叶了。

cóng qián, zài yī ge piān pì de xiǎo shān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī ge míng jiào ā fú de nián qīng rén. ā fú tiān xìng shàn liáng, lè yú zhù rén, kě shì tā yǒu yī ge máo bìng, jiù shì zuò shì cū zhī dà yè, mǎ hu dà yì. yǒu yī tiān, cūn lǐ yào jǔ xíng yī chǎng shèng dà de miào huì, ā fú bèi xuǎn zhòng qù fù zé jiā dá wǔ tái. tā xīng xīng dì kāi shǐ gōng zuò, kě shì tā zuò shì zǒng shì jí yú qiú chéng, méi yǒu xì zhǐ guī huà, jié guǒ wǔ tái jiā dá de wāi wāi niǔ niǔ, hěn bù wěn gù. dāng cūn mín men xīng zhì bó bó de gǎn lái guān kàn biǎo yǎn de shí hòu, wǔ tái túrán dǎo tā le, bǎ hěn duō rén yā zài le xià miàn, chǎng miàn dùn shí hùn luàn bù kān. xìng hǎo dà jiā dōu méi yǒu shòu shāng, dàn ā fú de cū xīn dà yì què ràng cūn mín men hěn shēng qì, ā fú yě gǎn dào fēn cháng xiū kùi, cóng cǐ yǐ hòu, ā fú zuò shì biàn de rèn zhēn xì zhǐ qǐ lái, zài yě bù cū zhī dà yè le.

Once upon a time, in a remote mountain village, there lived a young man named A-Fu. A-Fu was kind and helpful by nature, but he had a flaw: he was rough and careless. One day, the village was going to hold a grand temple fair, and A-Fu was chosen to be responsible for building the stage. He eagerly started working, but he was always eager to succeed and didn't plan carefully. As a result, the stage was built crooked and unstable. When the villagers came to watch the performance with great enthusiasm, the stage suddenly collapsed and buried many people underneath. The scene immediately became chaotic. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the carelessness of A-Fu made the villagers very angry, and A-Fu was very ashamed. From then on, A-Fu became more careful and meticulous in his work, and was no longer so rough and careless.

Usage

这个成语用来形容做事马虎、不仔细，也用来批评做事草率、不认真。

zhè ge chéng yǔ yòng lái xíng róng zuò shì mǎ hu, bù xì zhǐ, yě yòng lái pī píng zuò shì cǎo shuài, bù rèn zhēn.

This idiom is used to describe someone who is careless and inattentive. It is also used to criticize someone who does things carelessly or does not take their work seriously.

Examples

• 他做事总是粗枝大叶，经常出错。

  tā zuò shì zǒng shì cū zhī dà yè, jīng cháng cuò wù.

  He is always careless and makes frequent mistakes.

• 这个计划粗枝大叶，缺乏细节。

  zhè ge jì huà cū zhī dà yè, quē fá xiàng qīng.

  This plan is rough and lacks details.

• 不要粗枝大叶，要认真仔细地完成任务。

  bù yào cū zhī dà yè, yào rèn zhēn xì zhǐ de wán chéng rèn wù.

  Don't be careless. Complete the task carefully and meticulously.

Related Idioms

• 粗心大意

• 草率

• 马虎

• 敷衍了事

Opposite Idioms

• 精雕细刻

• 一丝不苟

• 认真细致

• 小心谨慎