顾全大局 gùquán-dàjú to take the big picture into consideration
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom); to work for the benefits of all
怎么记住“顾全大局”: 顾 attend to + 全 whole + 大 big + 局 office = to take the big picture into consideration.
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用法
- To act for the greater good / consider the whole situation - 为了顾全大局，他做出让步 (wèile gùquán dàjú, tā zuòchū ràngbù) he compromised for the sake of the bigger picture.
- An idiom praising someone who sets aside personal interest for the overall interest.
- 大局 = the overall situation; the phrase valorizes subordinating self to the collective good.